# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Installer misses pre-staged rg/ffmpeg in command link dir

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These issues and PRs concern a bug where the install script fails to detect pre-staged static binaries (rg, ffmpeg) in the command link directory before falling back to offering distro/system packages. The fixes adjust the probe order so pre-staged dependencies are recognized first.

## TL;DR

- 4 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 2 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #117554. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #117554 (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-117554`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.50`: 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

- #116809: \[Bug\]: install.sh probes ffmpeg before ~/.local/bin is on PATH — a pre-staged static ffmpeg is missed

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#117554: fix(install): installer recognises a pre-staged rg/ffmpeg in its command link dir (#116809, salvage #116850)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `scripts/install.sh`, `tests/scripts/install/test_install_sh_system_package_probe.py`
- **#116837: fix(install): probe the command link dir for pre-staged rg/ffmpeg before offering distro packages**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `6d92f105fe`, `#117554`
- **#116850: fix(install): recognize pre-staged dependencies before offering system packages**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `6d92f105fe`, `#117554`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #117554 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-20`.