# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Windows desktop update strips npm mirror config

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items concern a bug where npm mirror configuration is lost during desktop updates on Windows, causing rebuild failures on restricted networks. The proposed fix preserves mirror settings in a Hermes-specific npmrc across updates.

## 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 #106518. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #106518 (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-106518`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #106373: \[Bug\] Windows: get-windows prebuilt unreachable on restricted networks, and the updater strips any project-level npm mirror — every update REBUILD FAILEDs

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#106518: fix(cli): npm mirror config in $HERMES_HOME/npmrc survives hermes update so Windows desktop rebuilds stop failing (#106373, salvage #106382 #106381)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `hermes_cli/main_tui_launch.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_tui_npm_install.py`, `website/docs/user-guide/desktop.md`
- **#106381: fix(cli): keep npm native-binary mirrors across desktop updates**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `a785db3672`, `#106518`, `#106382`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #106518 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-09`.