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Exact pins need exclude-newer exemption in packaging

NousResearch/hermes-agent · cluster 130836 · hermes cli

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Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #137110. Check it covers your case.

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A fix was merged to main in PR #137110. Check it covers your case. No release data is tracked.
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These issues and PRs concern a bug where exact dependency pins lack an exemption from the exclude-newer constraint, which can break updates after a release. The work involves identifying affected pins, applying exemptions, and adding tests to enforce the invariant.

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Fixes on record

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  • #137110 Plugin installs work on any package mirror: release age is checked when Hermes locks (3 days), not on users' machines (#135589)

    merged to main

    files: plugin-catalog/README.md, pm/AGENTS.md, pm/environment.py, pm/workspace.py, pyproject.toml, tests/pm/test_workspace.py, tests/pm/test_workspace_build_inputs.py, tests/test_packaging_metadata.py, website/docs/developer-guide/plugins/catalog-submission.md, website/docs/developer-guide/plugins/index.md, website/docs/reference/package-management.md

  • #137159 Core-only installs and hermes update work again on mirrors without upload times (regression from #137110)

    merged to main

    files: pm/workspace.py, tests/pm/test_workspace.py

2 PRs closed without merging

From the close comments: done elsewhere 1 · superseded by another PR 1

  • #130838 fix(deps): exempt every exact pin from exclude-newer and guard the invariant · done elsewhere → 37725f2, #137110
  • #132300 fix(packaging): exempt 7 exact pins from exclude-newer and enforce with tests (fixes #130836) · superseded by another PR → 37725f2, 9f63a6f, #137110, #137159
Closed issues · 1
  • Closed#130836[Bug]: Exact pins without an exclude-newer exemption can brick hermes update after a release
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  • Pairwise link density 0.40: the share of item 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.

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hermes cli
Merged PRs
#137110, #137159
Closed issues
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2 PRs closed without merging
Fix link checked
12 Oct 2026

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