# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Stream build output to watchdog during updates

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These members relate to a bug where detached desktop update builds buffer their output, causing the watchdog to miss progress signals. The work involves streaming build output into the update log so the watchdog can observe it.

## 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 #104997. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #104997 (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-104997`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #104537: Windows: detached desktop update fails with exit 124 — _run_logged_subprocess buffers build output, update.log looks stalled

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#104997: fix(update): detached builds no longer hide progress from the watchdog (#104537)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `evals/update_streaming/live_output.py`, `evals/update_streaming/watchdog.ps1`, `hermes_cli/main_dashboard.py`, `hermes_cli/update_cmd.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_update_hangup_protection.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_update_live_output.py`, `website/docs/user-guide/desktop.md`
- **#104843: fix(update): stream build output into update.log so the Desktop watchdog sees progress (#104537)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #104997 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-07`.