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Avoid treeless clones causing excessive disk usage

NousResearch/hermes-agent · cluster 129514

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Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #132928. Check it covers your case.

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These items address problems with treeless Git clones triggering lazy-fetching behavior that can consume extreme amounts of disk space, with fixes migrating installs toward blobless clones instead.

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  • #132928 feat(update): hermes update cleans up git packs progressively, 60 s max per run

    merged to main

    files: hermes_cli/_subprocess_compat.py, hermes_cli/git_pack_tidy.py, hermes_cli/update_cmd.py, hermes_cli/update_cmd_check.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_git_pack_tidy.py, tests/test_windows_subprocess_no_window_flags.py, website/docs/getting-started/updating.md

  • #133016 fix(install): installs stop re-downloading directory history: clone blobless, convert treeless checkouts once

    merged to main

    files: hermes_cli/gitlock.py, hermes_cli/update_cmd_fleet_checkout.py, hermes_cli/update_cmd_maint.py, scripts/install.ps1, scripts/install.sh, tests/e2e/core/upgrade/git/_git_world.py, tests/e2e/core/upgrade/git/test_partial_clone.py, tests/e2e/core/upgrade/git/test_truthful_outcome.py, tests/e2e/core/upgrade/hosts/_hosts.py, tests/e2e/core/upgrade/network/_seed.py, tests/e2e/core/windows_update/_machine.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_update_fleet_checkout_build_stamp.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_update_shallow_heal.py, tests/scripts/install/test_install_clone_throttle_fallback.py, website/docs/getting-started/updating.md

  • #133567 Treeless installs convert before the update's dependency steps and on installer re-runs (#129514, salvage #132428)

    merged to main

    files: hermes_cli/_subprocess_compat.py, hermes_cli/_update_takeover.py, hermes_cli/git_pack_tidy.py, hermes_cli/gitlock.py, hermes_cli/update_cmd.py, hermes_cli/update_cmd_maint.py, hermes_cli/update_completion.py, scripts/install.ps1, scripts/install.sh, tests/hermes_cli/test_git_pack_tidy.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_update_completion_process.py, tests/scripts/install/test_install_clone_throttle_fallback.py, website/docs/getting-started/updating.md

2 PRs closed without merging

From the close comments: done elsewhere 1 · partial fix 1

  • #129517 fix(install): avoid treeless workstation clones · partial fix → 7c1404d
  • #132428 fix(update): migrate treeless installs to blobless clones so path-filtered git stops lazy-fetching [risk 1.00] · done elsewhere → 5436596, e7de41c, #133567, #133016, #132928
Closed issues · 1
  • Closed#129514[Bug]: Pre-fix Desktop bundle-skew check on a tree:0 clone filled 434 GB of disk during `hermes update` (macOS) — follow-up to #125932
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#132928, #133016, #133567
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2 PRs closed without merging
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6 Oct 2026

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