# NousResearch/hermes-agent · WhatsApp bridge files missing from pip wheel

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items concern WhatsApp bridge scripts being absent from the pip/wheel package, and related fixes to ensure the bridge assets are included in the packaged distribution.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 0 merged PR(s), 2 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #111698: whatsapp setup fails: scripts/whatsapp-bridge/ missing from pip wheel (v2026.7.20 / 0.19.0)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#111702: fix(packaging): include WhatsApp bridge wheel assets**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`
- **#112197: fix(packaging): wheel installs ship the WhatsApp bridge so hermes whatsapp finds bridge.js (#111698, salvage #111702)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `#111698`, `#15336`

## Fix status

- No merged fix on record.