# NousResearch/hermes-agent · POSIX terminal PATH entries missing Homebrew dirs

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These issues and PRs address a bug where the terminal on macOS/POSIX systems omits expected PATH entries, particularly Homebrew directories, and include fix attempts targeting PATH construction logic.

## 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 #42653. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #42653 (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-42653`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #35613: \[Bug\]: macOS gateway terminal PATH skips Homebrew dirs when /usr/bin exists

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#42653: fix(terminal): complete sane PATH entries on POSIX (salvage of #35614)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `tests/tools/test_local_env_blocklist.py`, `tests/tools/test_windows_native_support.py`, `tools/environments/local.py`
- **#35614: fix(terminal): complete sane PATH entries on POSIX**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `#42653`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #42653 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-06-09`.