# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Windows desktop SSH spawn lock stdin fix

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug causes desktop SSH to Windows remotes to fail because the atomic spawn lock JSON is passed as a command-line argument instead of via stdin. Two pull requests address this fix alongside the bug report.

## 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 #128467. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #128467 (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-128467`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #119111: \[Bug\] Desktop SSH to a Windows remote always fails with \`{"error":"invalid operation"}\` — atomic spawn passes the lock JSON as an argv element instead of stdin

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#128467: fix(desktop): pipe Windows spawn lock to stdin**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/electron/windows-remote-lifecycle.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/windows-remote-lifecycle.ts`
- **#119113: fix(desktop): pipe Windows spawn lock to stdin**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #128467 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-30`.