# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Windows gateway setup repeats prompts after UAC hand-off

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug where the Windows gateway setup process asks installation questions twice and re-offers UAC elevation after the hand-off. Includes a related fix targeting this duplicate-prompt behavior.

## 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 #116828. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #116828 (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-116828`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #116550: \[Bug\]: Windows \`hermes gateway setup\` asks the same install prompts twice and re-offers the UAC install after hand-off

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#116828: fix(gateway): Windows gateway setup asks the install questions once and stops after the UAC hand-off (#116550, salvage #116554)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `hermes_cli/gateway.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_gateway_windows.py`
- **#116554: fix(windows): ask gateway setup install questions once and stop after UAC hand-off**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `7dcb667716b7`, `#116828`, `#116550`, `#116554`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #116828 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-20`.