# NousResearch/hermes-agent · macOS ad-hoc signing fallback when identity unavailable

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items address a macOS desktop signing scenario where the configured signing identity cannot be used, implementing a fallback to identifier-pinned ad-hoc signing rather than cdhash-only or publisher-signing downgrade. The work also covers policy-aware re-signing and framework entitlements handling.

## 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 #127225. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #127225 (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-127225`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #121857: macOS Desktop: when the configured signing identity can't be used (e.g. update over SSH), fall back to identifier-pinned ad-hoc signing instead of cdhash-only

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#127225: fix(desktop): policy-aware macOS re-signing — framework entitlements, pinned ad-hoc fallback, no publisher-signing downgrade**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `hermes_cli/main_desktop.py`, `tests/fixtures/resolution_allowlist.json`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_desktop_install_after_update.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_gui_command.py`
- **#121958: fix(desktop): pin ad-hoc signing when the macOS identity fails**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `#127225`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #127225 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-30`.