# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Windows SSH probe command length limit fix

## Open now

- 1 issue, 2 PRs open on GitHub.
- #127320: # Desktop SSH: Windows→Windows connection fails — probe exceeds cmd.exe 8191-char limit, misreported as "unsupported OS"
- PR #127342: fix(desktop): avoid Windows SSH probe command limit (with passing tests)
- PR #136641: fix(desktop): stream the Windows SSH spawn script on stdin

These items address a bug where the Desktop SSH probe command exceeds the Windows cmd.exe 8191-character limit, causing Windows-to-Windows connections to fail and be misreported as an unsupported OS error. The cluster includes a bug report and two fix attempts.

## TL;DR

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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #127320: # Desktop SSH: Windows→Windows connection fails — probe exceeds cmd.exe 8191-char limit, misreported as "unsupported OS"

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#127323: fix(desktop): avoid Windows SSH probe command limit**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`; refs `#98515`
- **#127342: fix(desktop): avoid Windows SSH probe command limit (with passing tests)**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `#127320`
  - files: `apps/desktop/electron/windows-remote-lifecycle.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/windows-remote-lifecycle.ts`
- **#136641: fix(desktop): stream the Windows SSH spawn script on stdin**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `silent_close`; implication `active`
  - files: `apps/desktop/electron/windows-remote-lifecycle.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/windows-remote-lifecycle.ts`, `hermes_cli/windows_ssh_runtime.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_windows_ssh_runtime_payload.py`

## Fix status

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