# NousResearch/hermes-agent · npm audit fixes reverting after dependency reinstalls

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These issues and PRs concern security vulnerabilities detected by npm audit being reintroduced after Hermes or other dependency updates reinstall Node modules. The work focuses on making audit fixes persist across such updates rather than being silently reverted.

## TL;DR

- 6 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 2 merged PR(s), 3 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #117599. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #117599 (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-117599`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.33`: 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

- #116774: \[Bug\]: npm audit fix for agent-browser does not persist across hermes update — vulnerabilities reintroduced by fresh Node dependency reinstall

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#117599: fix(doctor): agent-browser npm advisories stop resurfacing after every hermes update (#116774, salvage #116910)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`; implication `superseded`
  - files: `hermes_cli/doctor_tools.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_doctor_audit_remedy.py`
- **#138024: fix(deps): \`hermes doctor\` npm audits clear for root, web, ui-tui and the WhatsApp bridge (salvage #136789)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`; implication `superseded`
  - files: `.npmrc`, `apps/desktop/package.json`, `package.json`, `tests-js/package.json`, `ui-tui/package.json`, `web/package.json`
- **#116910: fix(doctor): stop prescribing audit fixes that updates revert (#116774)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `9aab6ba7d7`, `#117599`
- **#125715: fix(security): resolve high-severity npm advisories**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`
- **#137494: fix(deps): bump pinned packages past their npm audit fix versions**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `cf3f423c3e`, `#138024`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #117599 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-10-14`.
- Subsystem: `other`