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Pre-update backup failure and SOUL.md symlink bug

Cluster 114592 · hermes cli. Data as of

1 open item. Fix merged in #114873 on 18 Sep 2026. Check it covers your case.

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A fix was merged to main in PR #114873. Check it covers your case. No release data is tracked.
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A bug where a failing pre-update backup was silently ignored and a broken SOUL.md symlink could leave the gateway unbootable, plus associated fixes to close on backup errors and repair the symlink safely.

Open issues0

No open issues.

Open PRs1

  • PR#114931fix(update): fail closed when pre-update backup fails; repair symlinked SOUL.md

Fixes on record

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  • #114873 fix(config,update): a broken SOUL.md symlink no longer bricks home init; failed pre-update snapshot warns loudly (#114592, salvage #114600, #108007)

    merged to main

    files: hermes_cli/config.py, hermes_cli/update_cmd.py, hermes_cli/update_cmd_maint.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_home_init_soul_symlink.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_state_db_guard.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_update_receipt.py, website/docs/getting-started/updating.md

1 PR closed without merging

From the close comments: superseded by another PR 1

  • #114601 fix(update): fail closed when the pre-update backup fails; replace a symlinked SOUL.md (#114592) · superseded by another PR → be98c68, #114873, #114592, #114600, #108007
Closed issues · 1
  • Closed#114592hermes update --yes proceeds when pre_update_backup fails; left SOUL.md as a symlink loop → gateway unbootable (exit-75 restart storm)
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  • Pairwise link density 0.50: the share of item 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.

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Subsystem
hermes cli
Merged PRs
#114873
Closed issues
1
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1 PR closed without merging
Fix link checked
18 Sep 2026

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