# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Ignore web build temp dirs in gitignore

## Open now

- 1 issue, 2 PRs open on GitHub.
- #125147: \[Bug\]: .gitignore\` misses the web build temp dir \`hermes_cli/.web_dist-build-*\` → spurious dirty tree on Windows
- PR #125167: fix(build): ignore frontend staging dirs left by interrupted web/tui builds
- PR #125875: fix(cli): ignore the web build temp dir .web_dist-build-* (#125147)

These issues and fixes address the omission of \`.web_dist-build-*\` temporary directories from \`.gitignore\`, which causes spurious dirty working trees, particularly on Windows. Multiple related fixes target both the CLI and build tooling contexts.

## TL;DR

- 5 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 2 open PR(s), 0 merged PR(s), 2 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.40`: 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

- #125147: \[Bug\]: .gitignore\` misses the web build temp dir \`hermes_cli/.web_dist-build-*\` → spurious dirty tree on Windows

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#125167: fix(build): ignore frontend staging dirs left by interrupted web/tui builds**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `#125147`
  - files: `.gitignore`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_update_build_staging_gitignore.py`, `ui-tui/.gitignore`
- **#125875: fix(cli): ignore the web build temp dir .web_dist-build-* (#125147)**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `silent_close`; implication `active`
  - files: `.gitignore`
- **#127827: fix: add hermes_cli/.web_dist-build-* to .gitignore**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`
- **#130403: fix(install): ignore web build temp dir hermes_cli/.web_dist-build-***. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`; refs `#125875`, `#125147`

## Fix status

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