Clearer doctor command messages for npm advisories and external tools
Cluster 102555 · hermes cli. Data as of
1 open item. Fix merged in #138025 on 14 Oct 2026. Check it covers your case.
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- Yes. 3 related items grouped here, 0 issues already closed.
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- A fix was merged to main in PR #138025. Check it covers your case. No release data is tracked.
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The members concern the doctor command's diagnostic output being unclear: two pull requests change how npm audit/workspace advisories are explained (including no longer suggesting --fix), and one bug report says the External Tools section gives cryptic messages. The npm-related items clearly overlap, while the External Tools report appears related by theme but may be a separate output section.
Open issues1
- Issue#102555[Bug] hermes doctor reports cryptic and unlear messages under External Tools section.
Open PRs0
Fixes on record
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#138025 fix(doctor): npm audit findings no longer suggest `--fix`, and say what actually works (salvage #136807, #135833, #122340)
files:
hermes_cli/doctor.py,hermes_cli/doctor_tools.py,tests/hermes_cli/test_doctor_audit_remedy.py,tests/hermes_cli/test_doctor_workspace_audit.py
1 PR closed without merging
From the close comments: superseded by another PR 1
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#102561 fix(doctor): explain workspace npm advisories in plain language · superseded by another PR →
cf3f423,#138025
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Pairwise link density
0.67: the share of item pairs that carry a link, counting a structural link in full and a relevance-only link at 0.36.1.00means every pair is linked.
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- hermes cli
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- #138025
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- Attempts
- 1 PR closed without merging
- Fix link checked
- 14 Oct 2026