# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Windows desktop update falsely reports failure after success

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These issues and fixes address a bug where the Windows desktop Hermes update process exits with code 8 and reports failure despite completing successfully, caused by post-update verification checking the wrong working directory instead of the install root.

## 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 #106175. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #106175 (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-106175`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #105145: Windows desktop-driven \`hermes update\` always reports FAILED (exit 8) after a successful update - post-update verification resolves wrong working directory

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#106175: fix(desktop): stop false Windows update failures (salvage #105168)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `scripts/desktop-update/windows.ps1`, `tests/test_desktop_update_windows_cwd.py`, `tests/test_desktop_update_windows_python_handoff.py`
- **#105168: fix(desktop): stop successful Windows updates reporting exit 8**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `c32e0acb0ec59d53ac964007c75630e098bcd045`, `#106175`, `#105168`
- **#105682: fix(desktop-update): verify Windows build from install root**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `8068c09432d`, `#107183`, `#106194`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #106175 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-09`.