# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Admin-owned tool entries cause permission errors on Windows

## Open now

- 1 issue, 0 PRs open on GitHub.
- #126860: \[Bug\]: Windows — an elevated install/update leaves %LOCALAPPDATA%\\hermes\\tools entries admin-owned; later non-elevated \`hermes update\` dies with WinError 5

A bug on Windows where elevated installs leave tool store entries owned by an administrator account, causing permission errors for later non-elevated runs. Includes a diagnostic flag and a repair mechanism for affected entries.

## TL;DR

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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #126860: \[Bug\]: Windows — an elevated install/update leaves %LOCALAPPDATA%\\hermes\\tools entries admin-owned; later non-elevated \`hermes update\` dies with WinError 5

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#127597: fix(pm): detect and repair admin-owned tool entries published from elevated sessions**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`
- **#132699: fix(doctor): flag admin-owned tools store entries on Windows (fixes #126860)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `silent_close`; implication `active`

## Fix status

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