# NousResearch/hermes-agent · macOS Login Item shows python instead of hermes

## Open now

- 2 issues, 3 PRs open on GitHub.
- #15636: \[Bug\]: macOS launchd plist registers Login Item as "python" instead of "hermes"
- #62628: macOS Login Items shows the gateway as anonymous "python" instead of a recognizable name
- PR #15640: fix(gateway): macOS launchd plist registers Login Item as "hermes" not "python"
- PR #62630: fix(gateway): show 'Hermes Gateway' instead of 'python' in macOS Login Items
- PR #117309: fix(gateway): list the launchd gateway as "hermes-gateway" in macOS Login Items

A bug where the macOS launchd plist points to the Python interpreter directly, causing the Login Items list to display an anonymous 'python' entry rather than a recognizable 'hermes' name. Multiple issues and fix attempts address correcting the ProgramArguments to use the hermes binary.

## TL;DR

- 6 member(s): 2 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 3 open PR(s), 0 merged PR(s), 1 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.42`: 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

- #15636: \[Bug\]: macOS launchd plist registers Login Item as "python" instead of "hermes"
- #62628: macOS Login Items shows the gateway as anonymous "python" instead of a recognizable name

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#15885: fix(gateway): use venv/bin/hermes in launchd ProgramArguments so Login Item shows "hermes" (#15636)**. closed without merge · fix tier `suggested`
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#15640`, `#15636`, `#15640`, `#15640`, `#15640`, `#15640`
  - _suggested-tier fix detail withheld; re-request with `?tier=all` to include it._
- **#15640: fix(gateway): macOS launchd plist registers Login Item as "hermes" not "python"**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`
  - files: `hermes_cli/gateway.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_gateway_service.py`
- **#62630: fix(gateway): show 'Hermes Gateway' instead of 'python' in macOS Login Items**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`
  - files: `hermes_cli/gateway.py`, `hermes_cli/uninstall.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_gateway_service.py`
- **#117309: fix(gateway): list the launchd gateway as "hermes-gateway" in macOS Login Items**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`
  - files: `hermes_cli/gateway.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_gateway_service.py`

## Fix status

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