# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Windows updater skips Node/web phase in one run

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items concern a Windows-specific bug where the exe hand-off child process during a Hermes update skips the Node and web UI build phase, requiring a second run. The group includes the bug report, a fix attempt, and a follow-up salvage effort.

## 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 #110221. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #110221 (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-110221`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #109373: Windows: \`hermes update\` needs a second run — exe hand-off child skips the Node phase (npm workspaces + web UI build) with no notice

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#110221: Windows hermes update: the exe hand-off child finishes the Node/web phase in one run (#109373, salvage #109377)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `hermes_cli/update_cmd.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_update_handoff_desktop_rebuild.py`
- **#109377: fix(updater): complete Node update in one Windows handoff run**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `partial_fix`; implication `needs_llm`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #110221 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-13`.