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hermes update git detection bugs in PM envs

Cluster 122627. Data as of 2026-10-27 11:58 UTC

Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #126166 on 28 Sep 2026. Check it covers your case.

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These issues concern incorrect or misleading git repository detection and state reporting in the hermes update command when run from a package manager virtual environment or workspace copy. They address false errors, false divergence reports, and inappropriate reinstall advice in that context.

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#126166 hermes update tells the truth about git state: no false divergence, no update under a rebase, no 'complete' with a parked patch, works from a PM venv

merged to main

files: hermes_cli/_early_recovery.py, hermes_cli/update_cmd.py, hermes_cli/update_cmd_stash.py, hermes_cli/update_owning_install.py, tests/e2e/core/upgrade/git/test_foreign_state.py, tests/e2e/core/upgrade/git/test_local_modifications.py, tests/e2e/core/upgrade/git/test_truthful_outcome.py, tests/e2e/core/upgrade/pm/test_stamps_and_doctor.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_update_autostash.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_update_diverged_rescue_ref.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_update_owning_install.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_update_parked_branch_guard.py

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From the close comments: duplicate 1

#122640 fix(update): stop advising a reinstall from a PM environment's workspace · duplicate → #126166

Closed issues · 1

Closed#122627hermes update: "Not a git repository" from a healthy git install (PROJECT_ROOT resolves to the PM env workspace copy)

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Merged PRs: #126166
Closed issues: 1
Attempts: 1 PR closed without merging
Fix link checked: 28 Sep 2026

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