# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Fix uv pointing at nonexistent venv on update

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug where the hermes update command incorrectly points uv at a nonexistent checkout venv path during out-of-tree virtual environment installs, causing Python tool dependencies to never refresh. The members cover the bug report and related fix attempts.

## 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 #117029. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #117029 (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-117029`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #116148: \[Bug\]: hermes update never refreshes Python tool deps on out-of-tree venv installs — VIRTUAL_ENV points at a nonexistent <checkout>\\venv

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#117029: fix(update): out-of-tree venv installs refresh tool deps instead of pointing uv at <checkout>\\venv (#116148, salvage #116293)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `hermes_constants.py`, `tests/test_hermes_constants.py`
- **#116300: fix(update): never point uv at a nonexistent venv on out-of-tree installs**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `4f6c04cd07cd`, `#117029`, `#116148`, `#116293`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #117029 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-20`.