# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Fix malformed LaunchAgent plist aborting CLI cleanup

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A malformed LaunchAgent plist was causing an uncaught ExpatError that aborted post-pull update cleanup on macOS. The fix skips malformed plists instead of halting the process.

## 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 #114861. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #114861 (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-114861`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #114142: \[Bug\]: macOS — one malformed LaunchAgent plist aborts \`hermes update\` post-pull cleanup (uncaught xml.parsers.expat.ExpatError)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#114861: fix(cli): one malformed LaunchAgent plist no longer aborts update cleanup or dashboard --stop (#114142, salvage #114148)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `hermes_cli/main_dashboard.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_launchd_plist_guard.py`
- **#114148: fix(cli): skip malformed launchd plists instead of aborting update cleanup**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `62a119b926a3`, `#114861`, `#114142`, `#114148`
- **#114149: fix(dashboard): a malformed LaunchAgent plist no longer aborts the post-pull cleanup**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `62a119b926a3`, `#114861`, `#114142`, `#114148`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #114861 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-18`.