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Hermes launcher priority and agent execution fixes

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1 open item. Fix merged in #126179 on 28 Sep 2026. Check it covers your case.

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These items address ordering and precedence bugs where the wrong hermes binary or console script was selected at runtime, particularly when venv snapshots, PM builds, or agent-run installs competed for priority. Several related hermes update and agent behavior issues are also bundled in.

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Open PRs1

  • PR#125499fix(pm): let an install's launchers outrank the venv's snapshot console scripts

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  • #126179 hermes update stops killing look-alike processes; SHA-less restart obligations, default config migration, lease leaks, agent PATH and Windows SSH home probe fixed (#121156 #125952 #105013 #125609 #124627 #118988)

    merged to main

    files: apps/desktop/electron/windows-remote-lifecycle.test.ts, apps/desktop/electron/windows-remote-lifecycle.ts, hermes_cli/dashboard_procs.py, hermes_cli/main_dashboard.py, hermes_cli/runtime_state.py, hermes_cli/update_cmd.py, hermes_cli/update_cmd_config.py, hermes_cli/update_cmd_fleet.py, hermes_cli/update_cmd_windows.py, pm/environments.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_dashboard_stop_spare_caller.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_process_identity_canonical_matchers.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_sibling_config_migration.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_update_completion_process.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_update_fleet_restart_pending.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_update_scoped_reconciliation.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_venv_holder_classifier.py, tests/pm/test_runtime_gc.py, tests/pm/test_runtime_selection.py

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  • #124828 fix(pm): put the checkout launcher ahead of the venv's own hermes script · closed without comment
Closed issues · 1
  • Closed#124627Agent-run `hermes` executes the stale PM build snapshot; a gateway install from an agent pins launchd to it
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