# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Fix inaccurate update reporting for partial clones

## Open now

- 1 issue, 2 PRs open on GitHub.
- #131298: \[Bug\]: hermes update reports a false 'detached checkout' no-op when a tree:0 checkout has a missing commit (merge --ff-only exits 0 without moving HEAD)
- PR #131304: fix(cli): report branch no-op updates accurately
- PR #131305: fix(update): recover missing partial-clone commits

These members address a bug where update operations involving partial-clone or tree:0 checkouts incorrectly report no-op or detached-checkout states due to missing commits and misleading merge behavior. The fixes aim to recover missing commits and improve accuracy of branch update status reporting.

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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #131298: \[Bug\]: hermes update reports a false 'detached checkout' no-op when a tree:0 checkout has a missing commit (merge --ff-only exits 0 without moving HEAD)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#131304: fix(cli): report branch no-op updates accurately**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `silent_close`; implication `active`
  - files: `hermes_cli/update_cmd.py`
- **#131305: fix(update): recover missing partial-clone commits**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `partial_fix`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `10c6188de`
  - files: `hermes_cli/update_cmd.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_update_existing_branch_baseline.py`

## Fix status

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