# NousResearch/hermes-agent · macOS PATH order for Homebrew vs system binaries

## Open now

- 1 issue, 0 PRs open on GitHub.
- #118220: macOS: terminal tool PATH puts /usr/bin ahead of Homebrew

These items address how the terminal and desktop environments order PATH entries on macOS, specifically ensuring Homebrew paths are prioritized over system paths like /usr/bin. The members share a consistent theme around correcting PATH precedence on macOS.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 0 merged PR(s), 2 PR(s) closed without merging.
- No fix has been merged to main; one or more PRs were attempted (see below).
- **Recommended:** review the prior/competing PR(s) below. A fix was attempted but not merged; your case may extend or revive that work.

## Maintainer resolution verdict

- Internal-tracker verdict over this cluster's issue members: `unresolved`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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.

## Open related issues

- #118220: macOS: terminal tool PATH puts /usr/bin ahead of Homebrew

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#118224: fix(desktop): prioritize Homebrew PATH on macOS**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `#118220`, `#127059`
- **#127059: fix(terminal): prefer macOS login-shell PATH order in snapshot**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `4b46ffac0616`

## Fix status

- No merged fix on record.
- Subsystem: `apps/desktop`