# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Avoid treeless clones causing excessive disk usage

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

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.

## TL;DR

- 6 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 3 merged PR(s), 2 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #132928. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #132928 (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-133567`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.33`: 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

- #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

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#132928: feat(update): hermes update cleans up git packs progressively, 60 s max per run**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`; implication `superseded`
  - 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 · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`; implication `superseded`
  - 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 · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`; implication `superseded`
  - 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`
- **#129517: fix(install): avoid treeless workstation clones**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `partial_fix`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `7c1404d0a20feda80441e618523ae636b93c351e`
- **#132428: fix(update): migrate treeless installs to blobless clones so path-filtered git stops lazy-fetching \[risk 1.00\]**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `54365962e87`, `e7de41ca6c6`, `#133567`, `#133016`, `#132928`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #132928 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-10-06`.