# NousResearch/hermes-agent · WSL unreadable /mnt/c causes gateway PermissionError crash

## Open now

- 1 issue, 1 PR open on GitHub.
- #128255: \[Bug\]: gateway install/start/restart/status crash with PermissionError when /mnt/c is not readable (WSL, Python 3.11–3.12)
- PR #128268: fix(gateway): treat unreadable WSL interop dirs as absent in unit PATH

A bug where gateway commands crash with a PermissionError when /mnt/c is not readable in WSL environments, along with fixes to treat unreadable WSL interop paths as absent rather than raising an exception.

## TL;DR

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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #128255: \[Bug\]: gateway install/start/restart/status crash with PermissionError when /mnt/c is not readable (WSL, Python 3.11–3.12)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#128268: fix(gateway): treat unreadable WSL interop dirs as absent in unit PATH**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `#128255`
  - files: `hermes_cli/gateway.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_gateway_service.py`
- **#129494: fix(gateway): WSL interop path probe treats an unreadable /mnt/c as absent**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `#128268`

## Fix status

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