NousResearch/hermes-agent

Linux desktop launcher skips unnecessary rebuilds

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Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #126650 on 28 Sep 2026. Check it covers your case.

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A fix was merged to main in PR #126650. Check it covers your case. No release data is tracked.
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These issues and fixes address a problem where clicking the Linux desktop/taskbar launcher triggers a rebuild instead of launching the already-packaged app. The fixes update the launcher and CLI to target the packaged app directly and pass flags to skip rebuilding.

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  • #126650 fix(desktop): Linux launcher targets a CLI that can serve the app and skips the rebuild

    merged to main

    files: hermes_cli/linux_desktop_entry.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_linux_desktop_entry.py

2 PRs closed without merging

From the close comments: superseded by another PR 2

  • #126031 fix(cli): launch the packaged desktop app from the XDG entry when one exists · superseded by another PR → #122442, #122486
  • #126034 fix(desktop): launcher Exec uses --skip-build so menu clicks launch packaged app · superseded by another PR → #126031, #122442, #122486, #126650
Closed issues · 1
  • Closed#126009Desktop launcher rebuilds (and often fails) on every menu/taskbar click; should launch the packaged app
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  • Pairwise link density 0.50: the share of item 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.

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28 Sep 2026

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