# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Headless plugin install blocked on non-TTY stdin

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

Plugin installation fails in non-interactive environments because a consent prompt requires TTY input, with no flag or workaround available. These items address adding a --yes-deps flag and applying it to scripted/headless install flows.

## 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 #131266. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #131266 (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: `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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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.

## Closed / duplicate issues

- #122134: \[Bug\]: hermes plugins install declines on non-TTY stdin with no path forward — error suggests 'hermes plugins enable' but enable then reports 'No plugin named X'

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#131266: Memory providers migrate on Desktop, the gateway and scripted updates — no terminal needed for their Python deps**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `hermes_cli/memory_provider_migration.py`, `hermes_cli/plugins_cmd.py`, `hermes_cli/plugins_cmd_catalog.py`, `hermes_cli/plugins_cmd_install.py`, `hermes_cli/plugins_transaction.py`, `hermes_cli/subcommands/plugins.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_memory_provider_migration.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_plugin_dependency_consent.py`, `website/docs/developer-guide/plugins/index.md`, `website/docs/user-guide/features/memory-providers.md`
- **#122178: fix(plugins): let --yes-deps answer the consent gate for headless installs**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `0be2d562b0`, `#131266`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #131266 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-10-02`.