NousResearch/hermes-agent

Stale utils module breaks hermes after update

Cluster 111943. Data as of

Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #112062 on 15 Sep 2026. Check it covers your case.

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A bug where updating hermes causes an ImportError due to a leftover root-level utils module. The accompanying fixes address purging stale modules during the update process.

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  • #112062 fix(update): hermes update no longer dies on stale root-level modules like utils (#111943, #111944, salvage #109314)

    merged to main

    files: contributors/emails/[redacted:email], hermes_cli/update_cmd.py, hermes_cli/update_cmd_config.py, hermes_cli/update_cmd_maint.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_update_config_reload_tools_config.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_update_stale_module_purge.py

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From the close comments: duplicate 1

  • #111953 fix(update): purge stale utils module after update · duplicate → #109314, #111954, #111230
Closed issues · 1
  • Closed#111943[Bug]: hermes update bricked my install. ImportError: cannot import name 'file_signature' from 'utils'
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