# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Nix hermes binary path fixes for provider command

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These issues and PRs relate to the hermes binary not being properly exposed or defaulted in Nix-wrapped binaries, causing the /provider command to break. The work involves fixing Nix configuration to correctly set and pass the hermes binary path.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 1 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #69461. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #69461 (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: `resolved` · deciding PR(s): `pr-69461`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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.

## Closed / duplicate issues

- #14647: \[Bug\]: nix: /provider command broken

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#69461: fix(nix): set HERMES_BIN default in wrapped binaries**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `nix/hermes-agent.nix`
- **#14697: fix(nix): expose hermes binary to TUI setup handoff**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `silent_close`; implication `active`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #69461 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-08-12`.
- Subsystem: `environments`