# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Fix bootstrap to use managed Python runtime

## Open now

- 1 issue, 2 PRs open on GitHub.
- #129751: pm: runtime prep syncs app venv Python 3.11 against pm/uv.lock ==3.14.* — all pm tool updates blocked
- PR #129755: fix(pm): use managed Python for runtime bootstrap
- PR #129756: fix(pm): use managed Python for bootstrap runtime

These issues and PRs address a problem where the package manager bootstrap or runtime preparation uses the wrong Python, with fixes directing it to use the managed Python instead. A related report notes version conflicts blocking tool updates.

## 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #129751: pm: runtime prep syncs app venv Python 3.11 against pm/uv.lock ==3.14.* — all pm tool updates blocked

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#129755: fix(pm): use managed Python for runtime bootstrap**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `caf96835a2`
  - files: `pm/runtime.py`, `tests/pm/test_runtime.py`
- **#129756: fix(pm): use managed Python for bootstrap runtime**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `d2b10c9060`
  - files: `pm/runtime.py`, `tests/pm/test_runtime.py`

## Fix status

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