# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Windows gateway auto-start prompt non-interactive fix

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug was identified where running 'hermes gateway start' on Windows with non-interactive stdin caused all prompts to default to Yes, silently installing login auto-start. The related entries address detecting non-interactive stdin and declining auto-start installation in that case.

## 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 #114863. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #114863 (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-114863`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #113977: \[Bug\]: Windows 'hermes gateway start' installs login auto-start on non-interactive stdin - all three prompts default to Yes

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#114863: fix(gateway-windows): non-interactive \`gateway start\` starts the gateway without installing login auto-start (#113977)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `hermes_cli/gateway_windows.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_gateway_windows.py`, `website/docs/user-guide/windows-native.md`
- **#113981: fix(gateway): decline Windows auto-start without stdin**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `be0a21445236`, `#114863`, `#113977`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #114863 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-19`.