# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Desktop SSH probe failures with zsh login shell

## Open now

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A bug where Desktop's SSH mode probe watchdog fails when the remote account's login shell is zsh, due to incompatible shell options like \`set -m\` in non-interactive contexts. Multiple fix attempts address preserving SSH probes under these conditions.

## TL;DR

- 4 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 2 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #112225. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #112225 (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-112225`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.50`: 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

- #111949: \[Bug\]: Desktop SSH mode unusable when the remote account login shell is zsh — probe watchdog runs a bare \`set -m\` (fatal in non-interactive zsh), reports an up-to-date remote as unsupported

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#112225: fix(desktop): SSH mode works when the remote login shell is zsh (#111949, salvage #111959)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `.github/workflows/js-tests.yml`, `apps/desktop/electron/remote-lifecycle.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/ssh-connection.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/ssh-connection.ts`, `website/docs/user-guide/multi-connection-desktop.md`
- **#111959: fix(desktop): support zsh SSH probe watchdogs**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `1cfa892db1`, `#112225`
- **#112056: fix(desktop): preserve SSH probes under noninteractive zsh**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `1cfa892db1`, `#112225`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #112225 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-16`.