# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Annotated-tag pin rejected during plugin install --ref

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug where plugin installation with --ref fails when given an annotated tag pin, because the checkout verification compares the wrong revision. The accompanying fixes address this by peeling the annotated tag before performing the verification check.

## 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 #117553. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #117553 (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-117553`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #116627: \[Bug\]: plugin install --ref refuses an annotated-tag pin ("Checked-out revision … does not match requested commit …")

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#117553: fix(plugins): install --ref accepts an annotated-tag pin (#116627, salvage #116618)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `hermes_cli/plugins_cmd.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_plugin_install_ref.py`
- **#116618: fix(plugins): peel an annotated-tag pin before verifying the checkout**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `dff92f3d78`, `#117553`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #117553 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-20`.