# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Windows long path handling in plugin manager

## Open now

- 0 issues, 1 PR open on GitHub.
- PR #130236: fix(pm): avoid Windows path failures from Python caches

These items concern failures in the plugin manager when file paths exceed Windows MAX_PATH (260 characters), including a reported issue, a noted improvement, and a fix targeting Python cache-related path problems.

## TL;DR

- 4 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 1 open PR(s), 2 merged PR(s), 0 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #130430. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #130430 (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-130430`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.50`: 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

- #130232: Windows: plugin enable fails when PM copies the bundled Python tree past MAX_PATH (WinError 3)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#130430: Windows: PM no longer fails on store paths over 260 characters (#130232, #130242)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `.github/workflows/windows-venv-e2e.yml`, `pm/_uv.py`, `pm/build_operations.py`, `pm/environment.py`, `pm/filesystem.py`, `pm/install.py`, `pm/lock.py`, `pm/operations.py`, `pm/package.py`, `pm/packages.py`, `pm/plugin_eviction.py`, `pm/runtime.py`, `pm/security_packages.py`, `pm/store.py`, `tests/pm/test_long_path_exits.py`, `tests/pm/test_long_paths_windows_live.py`
- **#134209: feat(onboarding): first-run setup chat**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `agent/AGENTS.md`, `agent/agent_init.py`, `agent/conversation_loop.py`, `agent/error_classifier.py`, `agent/first_task_prompt.py`, `agent/initiate_setup_facts.py`, `agent/initiate_setup_prompt.py`, `agent/inline_tool_executors.py`, `agent/interrupt_control.py`, `agent/message_sanitization.py`, `agent/nous_rate_guard.py`, `agent/onboarding.py`, `agent/skill_commands.py`, `agent/tool_dispatch_helpers.py`, `agent/turn_context.py`, `agent/turn_facade.py`, `agent/turn_scripted_prelude.py`, `agent/turn_tool_validation.py`, `apps/desktop/BUILDING.md`, `apps/desktop/electron/chat-onboarding-window.ts` (+323 more)
- **#130236: fix(pm): avoid Windows path failures from Python caches**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `silent_close`; implication `active`
  - files: `pm/install.py`, `tests/pm/test_uv_python.py`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #130430 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-10-07`.
- Subsystem: `apps/bootstrap-installer`