# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Photon sidecar missing module files on install

## Open now

- 1 issue, 2 PRs open on GitHub.
- #103051: hermes photon install-sidecar omits send-format.mjs and stream-staleness.mjs, so the sidecar cannot start
- PR #100058: fix(photon): derive sidecar mirror set from the source tree
- PR #103060: fix(photon): install-sidecar must provision all modules index.mjs imports (#103051)

These items concern the hermes photon install-sidecar process omitting required module files, and efforts to ensure the provisioned file set matches what the sidecar actually imports.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 2 open PR(s), 0 merged PR(s), 0 PR(s) closed without merging.
- No fix has been merged to main; one or more PRs were attempted (see below).
- **Recommended:** review the prior/competing PR(s) below. A fix was attempted but not merged; your case may extend or revive that work.

## Maintainer resolution verdict

- Internal-tracker verdict over this cluster's issue members: `unresolved`. This is distinct from the fix status above. Weigh it yourself.

## How this cluster was grouped

- Link evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.
- Pairwise link density `0.67`: the share of member pairs that carry a link, counting a structural link in full and a relevance-only link at 0.36. `1.00` means every pair is linked.

## Open related issues

- #103051: hermes photon install-sidecar omits send-format.mjs and stream-staleness.mjs, so the sidecar cannot start

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#100058: fix(photon): derive sidecar mirror set from the source tree**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `#100031`
  - files: `plugins/platforms/photon/sidecar_paths.py`, `tests/plugins/platforms/photon/test_sidecar_paths.py`
- **#103060: fix(photon): install-sidecar must provision all modules index.mjs imports (#103051)**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`; refs `#86420`, `#77400`, `#100058`
  - files: `plugins/platforms/photon/sidecar_paths.py`, `tests/plugins/platforms/photon/test_sidecar_paths.py`

## Fix status

- No merged fix on record.
- Subsystem: `agent`