# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Windows SSH probe command-line length limit fix

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug was identified where the desktop SSH probe command exceeds the Windows cmd.exe 8191-character limit. The members address splitting or shortening the probe command to stay within that constraint.

## 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 #98515. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #98515 (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: `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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #106716: Desktop SSH to Windows remote fails: probe command line exceeds Windows 8191-char limit

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#98515: fix(desktop): avoid Windows SSH probe command-line limit**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/electron/windows-remote-lifecycle.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/windows-remote-lifecycle.ts`
- **#106903: fix(desktop): split Windows SSH probe to fit cmd.exe 8191-char limit**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#98515`, `#106716`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #98515 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-10-06`.