# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Plugin force reinstall deletes user files bug fix

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

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.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 1 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #131127. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #131127 (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-131127`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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.

## Closed / duplicate issues

- #131126: \[Bug\]: hermes plugins install --force deletes the plugin's user files, and it is the only documented way to move a pinned plugin

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#131127: fix(plugins): a forced reinstall of the same source keeps the user's files**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - 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`
- **#132309: fix(plugins): carry user files on same-source force reinstall instead of deleting them (fixes #131126)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `ddde067010`, `#131126`, `#131127`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #131127 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-10-04`.