# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Uninstall keep-data option deletes desktop userData

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug report and multiple fix attempts addressing an uninstall flow where the 'keep data' option incorrectly deletes Desktop userData, including connections.json and registered gateways.

## TL;DR

- 4 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 2 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #124186. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #124186 (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-124186`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.50`: 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

- #122548: \[Bug\]: hermes uninstall "Keep data" (option 1) deletes Desktop userData, wiping all registered gateways (connections.json)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#124186: fix(uninstall): keep Desktop userData in keep-data uninstalls**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `hermes_cli/uninstall.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_uninstall_dry_run.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_uninstall_full_wipe_sweep.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_uninstall_gui_userdata.py`
- **#122553: fix(uninstall): keep desktop userData in keep-data mode**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `34b48add56`, `#124186`
- **#122580: fix(uninstall): preserve desktop userData with keep-data**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `34b48add56`, `#124186`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #124186 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-26`.