NousResearch/hermes-agent

Fix infinite relaunch loop in venv CLI path comparison

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These items address a bug where Hermes relaunches itself indefinitely due to incorrect path comparison logic in the CLI launcher, specifically when paths contain symlinks or .. components that prevent accurate equality checks between the current and resolved interpreter paths. prepare_launch() compares Path.absolute() instead of Path.resolve(), causing a self-relaunch loop on every venv-based Hermes launch.

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#125055 fix(cli): HERMES_HOME with '..' no longer relaunches Hermes forever (#122513, salvage #122518)

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files: hermes_cli/venv_sync.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_venv_current_launch.py

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#122518 fix(cli): compare resolved interpreter paths so a current venv launch does not relaunch · merged via another change → 54388a2, #125055

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Closed#122513prepare_launch() compares Path.absolute() instead of Path.resolve(), causing a self-relaunch loop on every venv-based Hermes launch

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Merged PRs: #125055
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Fix link checked: 27 Sep 2026

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