# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Doctor misidentifies source installs via wrong file

## Open now

- 1 issue, 2 PRs open on GitHub.
- #131630: \[Bug\]: doctor falsely reports active source install as "Stale channel record" because it checks for install.json
- PR #131634: fix(update): recognize source install state
- PR #131635: fix(doctor): claim installs by facts.json, not the never-written install.json (#131630)

These members address a bug where the doctor/update commands incorrectly assess source install state by checking for install.json, which is never written, instead of facts.json or equivalent indicators.

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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #131630: \[Bug\]: doctor falsely reports active source install as "Stale channel record" because it checks for install.json

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#131634: fix(update): recognize source install state**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `silent_close`; implication `active`
  - files: `hermes_cli/update_channel.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_update_channel.py`
- **#131635: fix(doctor): claim installs by facts.json, not the never-written install.json (#131630)**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `silent_close`; implication `active`
  - files: `hermes_cli/update_channel.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_update_channel.py`

## Fix status

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