# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Windows rename failures during build/repair startup

## Open now

- 1 issue, 0 PRs open on GitHub.
- #126914: Windows: hermes-setup --repair does not quiesce the Startup gateway; web_dist rename then fails EPERM. Healthy install still falls into that path (#79087)

These items address Windows file rename failures (EPERM and scanner holds) occurring when the Startup gateway is not drained before rename operations in repair and fresh-tree build scenarios.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 1 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #133484. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #133484 (and any competing PRs below) before filing. Confirm the merged change covers your symptom.

## 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #126914: Windows: hermes-setup --repair does not quiesce the Startup gateway; web_dist rename then fails EPERM. Healthy install still falls into that path (#79087)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#133484: fix(build,pm): wait out Windows scanner holds on fresh-tree renames**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/scripts/build-hud-modifier-monitor.mjs`, `pm/filesystem.py`, `pm/install.py`, `pm/store.py`, `scripts/build/frontend-common.mjs`, `tests-js/frontend-common-publish.test.mjs`, `tests/pm/test_archive_safety.py`
- **#126929: fix(desktop,build): drain the Startup gateway before repair hand-off and retry transient product renames**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#133484`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #133484 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-10-05`.
- Subsystem: `apps/bootstrap-installer`