# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Retired shims redirected to durable install paths

## Open now

- 1 issue, 2 PRs open on GitHub.
- #135131: \[Bug\]: \`tools.lazy_deps.install_specs\` reports runtime dependency installation as unavailable while \`hermes pm install --extra NAME\` exists — plugin setups print a non-durable \`uv pip install\`
- PR #135152: fix(tools): point the retired lazy_deps shims at the durable pm install
- PR #135162: fix(tools): the retired install_specs shim answers from import truth

These items address deprecated tool shims (\`install_specs\`, \`lazy_deps\`) that were returning stale or incorrect information instead of delegating to the current package manager install mechanism. The work corrects the shims to reflect actual runtime behavior.

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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #135131: \[Bug\]: \`tools.lazy_deps.install_specs\` reports runtime dependency installation as unavailable while \`hermes pm install --extra NAME\` exists — plugin setups print a non-durable \`uv pip install\`

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#135152: fix(tools): point the retired lazy_deps shims at the durable pm install**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `silent_close`; implication `active`
  - files: `tests/tools/test_lazy_deps_retired_pointer.py`, `tools/lazy_deps.py`
- **#135162: fix(tools): the retired install_specs shim answers from import truth**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`
  - files: `tests/tools/test_lazy_deps_shim.py`, `tools/lazy_deps.py`

## Fix status

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