# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Fix branch resolution on narrow single-branch clones

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These issues and fixes address a bug where \`hermes update\` incorrectly reports an existing branch as missing when operating on narrow or tag-pinned \`--single-branch\` clones. The fixes involve materialising or resolving the remote branch ref explicitly in such environments.

## 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 #125631. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #125631 (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-125631`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #125112: \[Bug\]: \`hermes update\` cannot resolve \`origin/<branch>\` on a narrow clone (tag-pinned / \`--single-branch\`) — reports an existing branch as missing

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#125631: fix(update): narrow tag-pinned clones update instead of reporting main missing**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `hermes_cli/update_cmd.py`, `hermes_cli/update_cmd_check.py`, `hermes_cli/update_cmd_git.py`, `scripts/install.ps1`, `scripts/install.sh`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_update_narrow_clone_compare_ref.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_update_narrow_clone_refspec.py`
- **#125123: fix(updater): resolve compare ref on narrow (tag-pinned --single-branch) clones**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `#125631`
- **#125132: fix(update): materialise origin/<branch> on narrow clones via explicit refspec**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `#125112`, `#125123`, `#125631`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #125631 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-27`.