# NousResearch/hermes-agent · npm dependency audit and override conflict fixes

## Open now

- 1 issue, 0 PRs open on GitHub.
- #136475: npm audit fix --force aborts with EOVERRIDE: root overrides.dompurify conflicts with apps/desktop direct dependency

These members all concern npm dependency security maintenance: syncing pinned or overridden versions, addressing audit and Dependabot alerts, and an EOVERRIDE conflict involving dompurify during \`npm audit fix --force\`. They span several packages and approaches, and the outcomes are not established from the titles alone.

## TL;DR

- 4 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 2 merged PR(s), 1 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #139963. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #139963 (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: `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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.50`: 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

- #136475: npm audit fix --force aborts with EOVERRIDE: root overrides.dompurify conflicts with apps/desktop direct dependency

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#138024: fix(deps): \`hermes doctor\` npm audits clear for root, web, ui-tui and the WhatsApp bridge (salvage #136789)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `.npmrc`, `apps/desktop/package.json`, `package.json`, `tests-js/package.json`, `ui-tui/package.json`, `web/package.json`
- **#139963: fix(deps): clear 19 Dependabot alerts (patch/minor-only security bumps)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `.npmrc`, `apps/desktop/package.json`, `package.json`, `plugins/platforms/photon/sidecar/package.json`, `pyproject.toml`, `tests/tools/test_mcp_oauth_manager.py`, `website/.npmrc`, `website/package.json`
- **#136499: fix(deps): sync override-pinned direct deps to fixed versions so npm audit fix runs**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#138024`, `#139963`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #139963 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-10-16`.
- Subsystem: `apps/desktop`