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GUI uninstall dry-run flag being ignored

NousResearch/hermes-agent · cluster 128974

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Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #131697. Check it covers your case.

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A fix was merged to main in PR #131697. Check it covers your case. No release data is tracked.
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A bug where the --dry-run flag is ignored during GUI uninstall, causing actual file removal. Multiple fix attempts address honoring the flag and handling ownership safely.

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  • #131697 fix(cli): honor --dry-run in uninstall --gui and keep shared workspace node_modules

    merged to main

    files: hermes_cli/gui_uninstall.py, hermes_cli/main.py, hermes_cli/uninstall.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_gui_uninstall_retention.py, website/docs/user-guide/desktop.md

5 PRs closed without merging

From the close comments: superseded by another PR 3 · done elsewhere 1 · merged via another change 1

  • #128977 fix(cli): honor GUI uninstall dry-run · superseded by another PR → #131697
  • #128981 fix(cli): honor --dry-run in uninstall --gui · merged via another change → #131697
  • #129027 fix(cli): make GUI uninstall dry-run ownership-safe · done elsewhere → #131697
  • #129417 Fix hermes uninstall --gui --dry-run ignoring dry-run (#128974) · superseded by another PR → #129180
  • #131147 fix(gui): honor uninstall dry-run and preserve shared dependencies · superseded by another PR → #131697
Closed issues · 1
  • Closed#128974[bug] BREAKING - hermes uninstall --gui --dry-run ignores "dry-run" and actually REMOVES files and directories + (wrong ones)
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5 PRs closed without merging
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2 Oct 2026

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