# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Windows gateway launcher non-ASCII path handling

## Open now

- 1 issue, 2 PRs open on GitHub.
- #140682: \[Bug\]: Windows: Scheduled Task gateway silently never starts on a non-ASCII HERMES_HOME (BOM-less UTF-8 launchers, plus the strict-UTF-8 .vbs reader a writer-only fix would break)
- PR #140693: fix(gateway): preserve localized Windows launcher paths
- PR #140695: fix(gateway): preserve Unicode Windows launcher paths and identity

The members all concern the gateway's Windows launcher and preserving Unicode or localized (non-ASCII) paths, such as a non-ASCII HERMES_HOME. One is a bug report about a Scheduled Task gateway not starting, with mention of BOM-less UTF-8 launchers and a strict-UTF-8 .vbs reader; the other two are fix-titled changes on the same area.

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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #140682: \[Bug\]: Windows: Scheduled Task gateway silently never starts on a non-ASCII HERMES_HOME (BOM-less UTF-8 launchers, plus the strict-UTF-8 .vbs reader a writer-only fix would break)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#140693: fix(gateway): preserve localized Windows launcher paths**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `silent_close`; implication `active`
  - files: `hermes_cli/gateway_runtime_service_identity.py`, `hermes_cli/gateway_windows.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_gateway_runtime_service.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_gateway_windows.py`
- **#140695: fix(gateway): preserve Unicode Windows launcher paths and identity**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`
  - files: `hermes_cli/gateway_runtime_service_identity.py`, `hermes_cli/gateway_windows.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_gateway_windows.py`

## Fix status

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