# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Windows SQLite venv repair dependency handling

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items concern a Windows-specific workaround for SQLite runtime issues involving virtual environment handling, where missing Python dependencies were identified as a problem. The group covers a bug report and related fixes to ensure dependencies are included in the repair or recovery process.

## TL;DR

- 4 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 2 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #113939. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #113939 (and any competing PRs below) before filing. Confirm the merged change covers your symptom.

## 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.50`: 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.

## Closed / duplicate issues

- #103601: \[Bug\]: Windows SQLite runtime repair workaround fails with missing Python dependencies

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#113939: hermes update repairs the SQLite runtime on Windows by repointing the venv, not renaming it (salvage #88836)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `.github/workflows/windows-venv-e2e.yml`, `hermes_cli/managed_uv.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_managed_uv.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_managed_uv_windows_cutover.py`
- **#103607: fix(update): install deps in the Windows self-lock workaround command**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `5a49d1de3df`, `290bdc3c76b`, `#113939`
- **#103609: fix(update): include dependencies in Windows recovery instructions**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `5a49d1de3df`, `290bdc3c76b`, `#113939`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #113939 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-17`.