# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Automated upgrade path for self-managed Node.js runtime

## Open now

- 0 issues, 1 PR open on GitHub.
- PR #106498: feat(node-bootstrap): public upgrade_managed_node for the self-managed Node runtime

These items concern adding a safe, documented, or automated mechanism to upgrade the Hermes-managed Node.js runtime, including a proposed \`hermes doctor --upgrade-node\` command and a public \`upgrade_managed_node\` function in the node-bootstrap layer.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 1 open PR(s), 0 merged PR(s), 1 PR(s) closed without merging.
- No fix has been merged to main; one or more PRs were attempted (see below).
- **Recommended:** review the prior/competing PR(s) below. A fix was attempted but not merged; your case may extend or revive that work.

## 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.67`: 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

- #106456: \[Feature\]: Provide a documented or automated mechanism to upgrade the self-managed Node.js runtime (~/.hermes/node)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#106498: feat(node-bootstrap): public upgrade_managed_node for the self-managed Node runtime**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `#106456`
  - files: `scripts/lib/node-bootstrap.sh`, `tests/test_node_bootstrap_upgrade.py`, `website/docs/getting-started/updating.md`
- **#106782: feat(node): safe managed-Node upgrade via hermes doctor --upgrade-node**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `#122443`

## Fix status

- No merged fix on record.
- Subsystem: `apps/bootstrap-installer`