# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Snap Chromium real-profile path compatibility

## Open now

- 1 issue, 2 PRs open on GitHub.
- #128514: \[Bug\]: use_real_profile fails with snap Chromium on Linux — binary not found (/snap/bin missing) and profile copy under ~/.hermes blocked by snap confinement
- PR #128516: fix(browser): support snap Chromium real profiles
- PR #128518: fix(browser): place real-profile snapshots where snap Chromium can write

These members address a bug where real-profile functionality fails with snap-installed Chromium on Linux due to missing /snap/bin in PATH and snap confinement blocking profile writes. The work involves fixing binary detection and snapshot placement to support snap Chromium's restricted environment.

## TL;DR

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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #128514: \[Bug\]: use_real_profile fails with snap Chromium on Linux — binary not found (/snap/bin missing) and profile copy under ~/.hermes blocked by snap confinement

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#128516: fix(browser): support snap Chromium real profiles**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `275d3dd715`
  - files: `hermes_cli/browser_connect.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_browser_connect_default_chromium.py`, `tests/tools/test_browser_real_profile.py`
- **#128518: fix(browser): place real-profile snapshots where snap Chromium can write**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `105c99ccd6`
  - files: `agent/file_safety.py`, `gateway/platforms/base.py`, `hermes_cli/browser_connect.py`, `tests/agent/test_file_safety_write_credentials.py`, `tests/gateway/test_platform_base.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_browser_connect_default_chromium.py`, `tests/tools/test_browser_real_profile.py`

## Fix status

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