# NousResearch/hermes-agent · macOS SDK version mismatch in native helper build

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug was identified where a macOS SDK and linker mismatch broke the desktop native helper build, and related changes pin the macOS SDK version to address this.

## 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 #114990. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #114990 (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-114990`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #113708: \[Bug\]: desktop: macOS SDK and linker mismatch breaks native helper build

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#114990: fix(desktop): macOS native helper build pins the SDK so a newer default SDK no longer breaks the link (#113708, salvage #113722)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/scripts/build-command-screenshot-monitor.mjs`, `apps/desktop/scripts/build-command-screenshot-monitor.test.mjs`
- **#113722: fix(desktop): pin macosx SDK for the screenshot-monitor native build**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `ed45828c8b1c`, `#114990`, `#113708`, `#113722`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #114990 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-18`.