# NousResearch/hermes-agent · TUI package ESM module metadata bundling fixes

## Open now

- 0 issues, 2 PRs open on GitHub.
- PR #38318: fix(tui): ship bundled module metadata
- PR #40037: fix(tui): mark bundled entry as esm

These issues and PRs concern missing or incorrect ESM module markers and metadata in the TUI wheel/bundle, causing Node.js import errors and MODULE_TYPELESS_PACKAGE_JSON warnings. The work involves shipping proper package.json metadata and ESM markers with the bundled distribution.

## TL;DR

- 5 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 2 closed issue(s), 2 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.44`: 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

- #38304: Packaged TUI dist lacks module metadata, causing MODULE_TYPELESS_PACKAGE_JSON warning
- #39805: TUI bundled entry.js fails on Node.js v18: Cannot use import statement outside a module

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#38318: fix(tui): ship bundled module metadata**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#38318`, `#40037`, `#38304`, `#39805`
  - files: `.gitignore`, `hermes_cli/tui_dist/package.json`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_tui_bundled.py`
- **#39822: fix(tui): ship ESM package marker in wheel bundle**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `#38318`, `#39805`, `#38304`
- **#40037: fix(tui): mark bundled entry as esm**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `#40037`
  - files: `.gitignore`, `hermes_cli/tui_dist/package.json`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_tui_bundled.py`

## Fix status

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