# NousResearch/hermes-agent · computer-use doctor detecting broken cua-driver daemons

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These issues and fixes address cases where \`computer-use doctor\` and status commands fail to detect or report dead or misconfigured cua-driver daemon units, particularly when the daemon's executable path points to a pruned release. The work focuses on surfacing these broken states rather than silently reporting ok.

## TL;DR

- 5 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 2 merged PR(s), 2 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #116823. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #116823 (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-117047`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.40`: 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

- #114748: \[Bug\]: dead cua-driver daemon (ExecStart points at a pruned release) is invisible to computer_use auto-repair and \`computer-use doctor\`

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#116823: fix(computer-use): doctor names a daemon unit whose cua-driver Exec target was pruned (#114748, salvage #114907)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`; implication `superseded`
  - files: `tests/tools/test_computer_use_doctor_stale_units.py`, `tools/computer_use/doctor.py`
- **#117047: fix(computer-use): doctor and status report a configured cua-driver daemon whose serve is not listening (#114748, supersedes #114928)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`; implication `superseded`
  - files: `hermes_cli/subcommands/computer_use.py`, `tests/tools/test_computer_use_doctor_stale_units.py`, `tools/computer_use/cua_backend.py`, `tools/computer_use/doctor.py`, `website/docs/user-guide/features/computer-use.md`
- **#114907: fix(computer_use): surface daemon units pointing at pruned cua-driver releases in doctor**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `a731e7efa40b`, `#116823`, `#114748`, `#114907`
- **#114928: fix(computer-use): doctor detects a dead serve daemon (and a pruned unit path) instead of reporting ok**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `f9d6d043320c`, `#117047`, `#114748`, `#114928`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #116823 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-20`.