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launchctl PATH issue with UV Python environments

NousResearch/hermes-agent · cluster 3849 · gateway

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Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #58522. Check it covers your case.

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A fix was merged to main in PR #58522. Check it covers your case. No release data is tracked.
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These issues and PRs address a problem where launchctl cannot be found when running under UV Python due to a minimal or non-standard PATH. Proposed fixes involve using absolute paths for launchctl or adding POSIX system directories to PATH.

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  • #58522 fix(gateway): add POSIX system dirs to PATH for UV Python (salvage #3850)

    merged to main

    files: hermes_cli/gateway.py

4 PRs closed without merging

From the close comments: superseded by another PR 2 · done elsewhere 1 · merged via another change 1

  • #3850 fix(gateway): add system dirs to PATH for UV Python compatibility · merged via another change → 1b7853d, #58522, #3849
  • #3878 fix(gateway): absolute path for launchctl to fix UV Python PATH issue (#3849) · done elsewhere → 1b7853d, #3849, #3850
  • #3905 fix(cli): use absolute path for launchctl to avoid UV Python PATH issues · superseded by another PR
  • #4991 fix(cli): resolve launchctl path to handle UV's minimal PATH · superseded by another PR → #14406
Closed issues · 1
  • Closed#3849gateway start fails with FileNotFoundError: launchctl not found (UV Python PATH issue)
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Merged PRs
#58522
Closed issues
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4 PRs closed without merging
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5 Jul 2026

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