# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Bootstrap receipt corrupted by Hermes-Setup on git-less machines

## Open now

- 0 issues, 1 PR open on GitHub.
- PR #124979: fix(bootstrap-installer): keep the bootstrap receipt truthful on git-less machines

On machines without git, Hermes-Setup.exe was overwriting the bootstrap receipt produced by install.ps1, replacing the pinned commit with null and omitting completedAt. These members address keeping the receipt schema and commit value intact in that scenario.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 1 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 0 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #125053. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #125053 (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-125053`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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.

## Closed / duplicate issues

- #124949: Hermes-Setup.exe overwrites install.ps1's bootstrap receipt with pinnedCommit null and no completedAt

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#125053: fix(bootstrap-installer): Hermes-Setup.exe keeps install.ps1's receipt schema and commit on git-less machines (#124949)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/bootstrap-installer/src-tauri/src/bootstrap.rs`
- **#124979: fix(bootstrap-installer): keep the bootstrap receipt truthful on git-less machines**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `silent_close`; implication `active`
  - files: `apps/bootstrap-installer/src-tauri/src/bootstrap.rs`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #125053 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-27`.
- Subsystem: `apps/bootstrap-installer`