NousResearch/hermes-agent

build-only flag disrupts running Desktop app on macOS

Cluster 116504 · apps/desktop. Data as of 2026-10-26 12:29 UTC

Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #116719 on 20 Sep 2026. Check it covers your case.

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Fix event: A fix was merged to main in PR #116719. Check it covers your case. No release data is tracked.
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These items concern a bug where --build-only on desktop incorrectly swaps or deletes bundle files while a Desktop instance is already running from the release tree. Related work adds a guard to refuse or safely handle the swap in that scenario.

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#116719 fix(desktop): `hermes desktop --build-only` stops a Desktop running from the release tree before swapping the bundle under it (#116504)

merged to main

files: hermes_cli/main_desktop.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_desktop_swap_file_lock_retry.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_gui_command.py

1 PR closed without merging

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#116672 fix(desktop): refuse the staged-app swap while an app is still running from the release tree · closed without comment

Closed issues · 1

Closed#116504desktop: `--build-only` swaps release/mac-arm64/Hermes.app under a running Desktop and deletes the previous bundle (macOS)

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Subsystem: apps/desktop
Merged PRs: #116719
Closed issues: 1
Attempts: 1 PR closed without merging
Fix link checked: 20 Sep 2026

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