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hermes update autostash skipping flat-install runtime state

NousResearch/hermes-agent · cluster 110648

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Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #111175. Check it covers your case.

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These issues and PRs concern a bug where the hermes update autostash mechanism sweeps live runtime files (state.db, snapshots, config) on flat installs where the checkout root equals $HERMES_HOME. The work focuses on making the autostash ignore those live runtime files.

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  • #111175 hermes update no longer autostashes flat-install runtime state (#110648, salvage #110668)

    merged to main

    files: .gitignore, tests/hermes_cli/test_update_flat_install_state_gitignore.py

  • #111391 fix(update): flat-install runtime state (state.db, snapshots, config) no longer swept into the autostash (#110648, salvage #110668)

    merged to main

    files: .gitignore, tests/hermes_cli/test_update_flat_install_state_gitignore.py, website/docs/getting-started/updating.md

2 PRs closed without merging

From the close comments: duplicate 1 · other 1

  • #110668 fix(update): ignore flat-install runtime state so autostash cannot sweep the live state.db · other → #110670, #110668, #110648
  • #110670 fix(cli): ignore live runtime state so hermes update autostash skips it · duplicate → #110668, #110648
Closed issues · 1
  • Closed#110648[Bug]: `hermes update` sweeps the live `state.db`/`-wal` on flat installs (checkout root == $HERMES_HOME) — silent transcript loss, tracked SOUL.md can stay reverted
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Merged PRs
#111175, #111391
Closed issues
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2 PRs closed without merging
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15 Sep 2026

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