# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Symlinked profile gateway misclassified during update/restart

## Open now

- 0 issues, 1 PR open on GitHub.
- PR #120254: fix(updater): skip external profile gateways in restart reconciliation

A bug where a profile under ~/.hermes/profiles/ that is a symlink to a separate Hermes install causes its gateway to be incorrectly classified during update and restart reconciliation. The fixes adjust the updater to recognize and skip such gateways as external rather than unaccounted.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 1 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 0 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #127035. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #127035 (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-127035`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #120240: \[Bug\]: \`hermes update\` exits 1 on every run when a profile under \`~/.hermes/profiles/\` is a symlink to a separate Hermes install (its gateway is marked "never touched")

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#127035: fix(update): report a symlinked other-install profile gateway as external, not unaccounted**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `hermes_cli/update_cmd_fleet.py`, `hermes_cli/update_inventory.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_update_external_profile_reconciliation.py`
- **#120254: fix(updater): skip external profile gateways in restart reconciliation**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `silent_close`; implication `active`
  - files: `hermes_cli/update_cmd_fleet.py`, `hermes_cli/update_inventory.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_update_external_checkout.py`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #127035 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-29`.
- Subsystem: `hermes_cli`