# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Prevent ephemeral test paths persisting in Windows user PATH

## Open now

- 1 issue, 2 PRs open on GitHub.
- #125614: \[Windows\] install.ps1 can persist temporary test HERMES_HOME launchers into the real User PATH
- PR #125618: fix(install): keep test/ephemeral home launchers out of the persistent Windows user PATH
- PR #125748: fix(install): keep ephemeral homes out of persistent user PATH

These issues and PRs address a bug where temporary or test HERMES_HOME launcher entries could be incorrectly written into the persistent Windows user PATH during installation. The work focuses on keeping ephemeral homes out of permanent PATH modifications.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 2 open PR(s), 0 merged PR(s), 0 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.67`: 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.

## Open related issues

- #125614: \[Windows\] install.ps1 can persist temporary test HERMES_HOME launchers into the real User PATH

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#125618: fix(install): keep test/ephemeral home launchers out of the persistent Windows user PATH**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `e1c2dc3c71`
  - files: `hermes_cli/_install_repair.py`, `scripts/install.ps1`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_install_repair_ephemeral_user_path.py`, `tests/scripts/install/test_install_ps1_ephemeral_user_path.py`
- **#125748: fix(install): keep ephemeral homes out of persistent user PATH**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`
  - files: `scripts/install.ps1`, `tests/scripts/install/test_install_ps1_ephemeral_user_path.py`

## Fix status

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