# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Fix venv-holder list reading wrong source

## Open now

- 1 issue, 2 PRs open on GitHub.
- #123050: Windows: \`hermes update --list-venv-holders\` always reports \`\[\]\` — the flag reads the retired \`hermes_cli.main\` stub instead of the live holder scan (exit 3 unreachable)
- PR #123072: fix(cli): read the live venv-holder scan in --list-venv-holders
- PR #123075: fix(update): list_venv_holders reads the live holder scan, not the retired main stub

A bug caused \`--list-venv-holders\` to read a retired stub instead of the live holder scan, always returning an empty list. Multiple members address identifying and patching this incorrect source reference.

## 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #123050: Windows: \`hermes update --list-venv-holders\` always reports \`\[\]\` — the flag reads the retired \`hermes_cli.main\` stub instead of the live holder scan (exit 3 unreachable)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#123072: fix(cli): read the live venv-holder scan in --list-venv-holders**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `silent_close`; implication `active`
  - files: `hermes_cli/update_cmd_windows.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_update_list_venv_holders.py`
- **#123075: fix(update): list_venv_holders reads the live holder scan, not the retired main stub**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `silent_close`; implication `active`
  - files: `hermes_cli/update_cmd_windows.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_update_list_venv_holders.py`

## Fix status

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