Plugin force reinstall deletes user files bug fix
Cluster 131126. Data as of
Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #131127 on 4 Oct 2026. Check it covers your case.
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- Known?
- Yes. 3 related items grouped here, 1 issue already closed.
- Fix event
- A fix was merged to main in PR #131127. Check it covers your case. No release data is tracked.
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resolved, deciding PR #131127. That is separate from the fix event. - Still open
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A bug where hermes plugins install --force deletes user files was identified and addressed. The fix preserves user files when force-reinstalling a plugin from the same source.
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Fixes on record
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#131127 fix(plugins): a forced reinstall of the same source keeps the user's files
files:
hermes_cli/plugins_cmd_install.py,hermes_cli/subcommands/plugins.py,tests/hermes_cli/test_plugin_install_ref.py,website/docs/user-guide/features/plugins.md
1 PR closed without merging
From the close comments: done elsewhere 1
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#132309 fix(plugins): carry user files on same-source force reinstall instead of deleting them (fixes #131126) · done elsewhere →
ddde067,#131126,#131127
Closed issues · 1
- Closed#131126[Bug]: hermes plugins install --force deletes the plugin's user files, and it is the only documented way to move a pinned plugin
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- Merged PRs
- #131127
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- 4 Oct 2026