# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Fix stale receipts causing skipped install steps

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items address a bug where stale or incomplete install receipts caused build and update steps to be skipped incorrectly. The fixes enforce re-running installs when package manifests are missing or node_modules packages are gutted.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 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 #133593. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #133593 (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: `resolved` · deciding PR(s): `pr-133593`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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.

## Closed / duplicate issues

- #128935: Stale \`.hermes-node-deps\` receipt makes \`hermes update\` skip npm ci → frontend build fails on every update

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#133593: fix(build): a gutted node_modules package no longer fails every hermes update (#128935, salvage #128946)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `scripts/build/node-deps.mjs`, `tests-js/node-deps.test.mjs`
- **#128946: fix(build): refuse a completed-install receipt whose packages lost their manifests**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `1d6b2786e2`, `#133593`, `#128935`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #133593 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-10-06`.