# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Separate install directory from user config/data

## Open now

- 2 issues, 0 PRs open on GitHub.
- #43868: feat(install): allow custom install directory while keeping user config in $HOME
- #61280: \[Feature\]: Separate Installation Files from User Data on Windows
- _Broad area: open items may be separate problems._

These items request the ability to specify a custom installation directory while keeping user configuration and data files in their default home/user locations. The focus is on decoupling the application binary or installation path from user-specific data storage.

## TL;DR

- 2 member(s): 2 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 0 merged PR(s), 0 PR(s) closed without merging.
- No fix found: no merged or attempted fix PR is on record for this cluster.
- **Recommended:** if this matches your symptom, consider adding to the existing issue(s) below rather than opening a new one.

## 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 (`LLM_ONLY`): no structural link between members; the grouping rests entirely on an automated relevance judgement over their text.
- Read the members yourself before treating them as one problem.
- Pairwise link density `0.36`: 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.

## Open related issues

- #43868: feat(install): allow custom install directory while keeping user config in $HOME
- #61280: \[Feature\]: Separate Installation Files from User Data on Windows

## Fix status

- No merged fix on record.
- Subsystem: `apps/bootstrap-installer`