# NousResearch/hermes-agent · macOS app path conflict with bootstrap installer

## Open now

- 1 issue, 1 PR open on GitHub.
- #125245: \[Bug\]: macOS — the Hermes-Setup installer and the desktop app share /Applications/Hermes.app; once the installer occupies it, \`hermes update\` silently stops refreshing it and double-click runs a full install
- PR #128567: fix(update): reclaim the Hermes-Setup installer from the macOS install path

A bug and related fixes address a conflict on macOS where the Hermes-Setup installer occupies /Applications/Hermes.app, causing silent update failures and unintended reinstalls. The fixes focus on reclaiming that path so the desktop app and update mechanism work correctly.

## TL;DR

- 4 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 1 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.50`: 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.

## Open related issues

- #125245: \[Bug\]: macOS — the Hermes-Setup installer and the desktop app share /Applications/Hermes.app; once the installer occupies it, \`hermes update\` silently stops refreshing it and double-click runs a full install

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#125268: fix(desktop): reclaim /Applications/Hermes.app occupied by the bootstrap installer**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`
- **#125270: fix(update): replace the Hermes-Setup installer left at /Applications/Hermes.app**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`
- **#128567: fix(update): reclaim the Hermes-Setup installer from the macOS install path**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`
  - files: `hermes_cli/main_desktop.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_desktop_bundle_ownership.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_gui_command.py`, `website/docs/getting-started/updating.md`

## Fix status

- No merged fix on record.
- Subsystem: `apps/desktop`