# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Systemd unit PATH missing user-local binary dirs

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

Multiple fixes and a bug report addressing that the Hermes gateway systemd unit does not include user-local binary paths (e.g. ~/.local/bin), causing executables like uvx to be unfindable when starting MCP servers.

## TL;DR

- 6 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 4 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #3527. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #3527 (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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.33`: 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

- #3327: \[Bug\]: Hermes gateway installed as systemd user unit cannot find \`uvx\` executable to start MCP servers

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#3527: fix(gateway): include user-local bin paths in systemd unit PATH (salvage #3357 #3358 #3330 #3328)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`; implication `superseded`
  - files: `hermes_cli/gateway.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_gateway_service.py`
- **#3328: fix(gateway): include ~/.local/bin in systemd unit PATH**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#3527`
- **#3330: fix(gateway): include user-local binary paths in systemd unit PATH**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#3527`
- **#3357: fix(gateway): Add some commonly seen user local paths to PATH env var of systemd unit file**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#3527`
- **#3358: fix(gateway): include ~/.local/bin in systemd unit PATH for uvx/pipx tools**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#3527`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #3527 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-03-28`. This confirmation is old and may be out of date (a revert/reopen would not have invalidated it here); re-verify.
- Subsystem: `gateway`