# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Docs: warn VPS browser consoles mangle special chars

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items address documentation recommending SSH over browser-based VPS/remote consoles, specifically warning that tools like the Hetzner browser console can corrupt or mangle special characters during input.

## 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 #38811. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #38811 (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-38811`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #36279: Docs: warn that the Hetzner (and similar) browser console mangles special chars; recommend SSH

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#38811: docs(install): warn that VPS browser consoles mangle special chars (#36279)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `website/docs/user-guide/docker.md`
- **#36282: docs: recommend SSH for remote Docker setup**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `#36279`, `#38811`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #38811 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-06-05`.