# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Opt-out option for passive update checks

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items add support for opting out of passive update checks via an environment variable or configuration key, including handling for pinned installs.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 1 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #104969. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #104969 (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: `resolved` · deciding PR(s): `pr-104969`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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.

## Closed / duplicate issues

- #104275: \[Feature\]: Supported opt-out for the passive update check (env var + config key)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#104969: fix(cli): pinned installs can opt out of passive update checks (#104275, salvage #104347)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `cli-config.yaml.example`, `hermes_cli/_startup_fast.py`, `hermes_cli/banner.py`, `hermes_cli/config_defaults.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_passive_update_opt_out.py`, `website/docs/getting-started/updating.md`
- **#104347: feat(cli): support opt-out for passive update checks**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#104969`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #104969 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-07`.