# NousResearch/hermes-agent · ffmpeg pinned build expiry and re-pin handling

## Open now

- 0 issues, 1 PR open on GitHub.
- PR #122262: fix(pm): repin expired ffmpeg autobuild assets

These issues and PRs address a recurring problem where pinned ffmpeg autobuild assets from BtbN expire or get deleted by the supplier, causing 404 errors. The work explores strategies for detecting and recovering from expired pins, including local re-pinning and selecting more stable build targets.

## TL;DR

- 6 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 1 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 3 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #125468. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #125468 (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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.33`: 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

- #122240: \[Bug\]: ffmpeg lock.json points to expired BtbN autobuild (404)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#125468: ffmpeg installs stop expiring: pin BtbN's retained month-end build, and pm update only picks those (#125350)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `pm/lock.json`, `pm/packages.py`, `pm/update.py`, `tests/pm/test_ffmpeg_resolution.py`, `tests/pm/test_update_request_reuse.py`
- **#122262: fix(pm): repin expired ffmpeg autobuild assets**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `silent_close`; implication `active`
  - files: `pm/lock.json`
- **#122433: fix(pm): re-pin artifacts whose pinned archive the supplier retired (#122240)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `#125510`, `#125468`
- **#125510: Installs survive a supplier deleting the pinned build: machine-local re-pin, never lock.json (#122240, salvage #122433)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#125468`
- **#125527: fix(pm): keep retired artifact repairs with verified realizations**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `#125510`, `#125468`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #125468 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-27`.
- Subsystem: `hermes_cli`