# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Termux install broken by uvloop build requirement

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug report and multiple related fix attempts address uvloop being a mandatory build dependency that breaks pip installs on Termux/Android. The proposed fixes involve making uvloop an opt-in extra rather than a default requirement.

## 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 #116939. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #116939 (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-116939`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #116016: \[Bug\]: pip install -e '.\[termux\]' fails — uvloop build error bricks all Termux installs

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#116939: fix(termux): pip install '.\[termux\]' no longer builds uvloop, libuv loop becomes an opt-in extra (#116016, salvage #116014)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `constraints-termux.txt`, `contributors/emails/[redacted:email]`, `hermes_cli/web_server.py`, `pyproject.toml`, `tests/test_packaging_metadata.py`, `tools/lazy_deps.py`, `website/docs/getting-started/termux.md`
- **#116014: fix(termux): gate uvloop behind optional extra to unblock Android installs**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `c17f115d18c7`, `#116939`, `#116016`, `#116014`
- **#116153: fix(termux): make uvloop opt-in for Android-safe installs**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `c17f115d18c7`, `#116939`, `#116016`, `#116014`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #116939 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-20`.