# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Bootstrap re-exec drops script directory on external entry

## Open now

- 1 issue, 2 PRs open on GitHub.
- #122160: \[Bug\]: hermes_cli import from an external process triggers hermes_bootstrap re-exec; relaunch bootstrap drops the script's directory (hermes-webui: No module named 'api')
- PR #122334: fix(bootstrap): do not re-exec external entry points and preserve script dir in sys.path (#122160)
- PR #122336: fix(update): keep the entry script's directory on the managed re-entry

A bug where hermes_bootstrap incorrectly re-executes external entry points and drops the script's directory from sys.path, causing module import failures. The accompanying fixes prevent re-exec of external entry points and preserve the script directory during managed re-entry.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 2 open PR(s), 0 merged PR(s), 0 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #122160: \[Bug\]: hermes_cli import from an external process triggers hermes_bootstrap re-exec; relaunch bootstrap drops the script's directory (hermes-webui: No module named 'api')

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#122334: fix(bootstrap): do not re-exec external entry points and preserve script dir in sys.path (#122160)**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`
  - files: `hermes_bootstrap.py`, `hermes_cli/venv_sync.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_update_launch_completion.py`
- **#122336: fix(update): keep the entry script's directory on the managed re-entry**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `#122334`, `#122160`
  - files: `hermes_cli/venv_sync.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_update_launch_completion.py`

## Fix status

- No merged fix on record.
- Subsystem: `hermes_cli`