# NousResearch/hermes-agent · TUI/dashboard npm install check triggering on every launch

## Open now

- 0 issues, 2 PRs open on GitHub.
- PR #66154: fix(cli): scope TUI npm install check to ui-tui lockfile graph
- PR #67276: fix: ignore deprecation and skipped optional packages in TUI install check

Members report or propose changes for the TUI's npm-install freshness check (_tui_need_npm_install) apparently running on every launch, often citing monorepo or workspace lockfile mismatches. Several are pull requests that scope the check to the ui-tui workspace or lockfile graph, and one also mentions ignoring deprecation and skipped optional packages.

## TL;DR

- 13 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 4 closed issue(s), 2 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 6 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #94729. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #94729 (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: `unresolved`. This is distinct from the fix status above. Weigh it yourself.

## How this cluster was grouped

- Link evidence (`STRUCTURAL_PARTIAL`): some members are connected by structural evidence (shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference); the rest are joined by an automated relevance judgement over their text.
- Members outside that structural core may belong to a different underlying problem.
- Pairwise link density `0.15`: 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

- #45657: TUI and dashboard rebuild/reinstall on every launch — monorepo workspace lockfile mismatch
- #66084: _tui_need_npm_install() compares against entire monorepo lockfile, not the workspace-scoped install — returns True on effectively every dashboard start
- #66977: bug: _tui_need_npm_install 每次启动都触发 npm install
- #66978: _tui_need_npm_install triggers npm install on every TUI launch

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#94729: fix(cli): TUI no longer reinstalls deps on every launch with scoped installs and npm>=10 lockfiles (salvage #67011, #52245, #84640)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `contributors/emails/qazasdsdqaza@users.noreply.github.com`, `hermes_cli/main.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_tui_npm_install.py`
- **#45660: fix(cli): prevent spurious TUI/dashboard rebuild on every launch in monorepo**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `silent_close`; implication `active`
- **#45671: fix(cli): prevent spurious TUI/dashboard rebuild on every launch in monorepo**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `0c47cd5260`, `def7bdc638`, `76d8f876f3`, `#45657`, `#94729`, `#45671`
- **#45732: fix(cli): prevent TUI and dashboard from rebuilding on every launch**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`; refs `#45671`
- **#66154: fix(cli): scope TUI npm install check to ui-tui lockfile graph**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `#54814`, `#61462`
  - files: `hermes_cli/main.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_tui_npm_install.py`
- **#66233: Fix TUI npm freshness check for workspace installs**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `0c47cd5260`, `def7bdc638`, `76d8f876f3`, `#45657`, `#94729`, `#45671`
- **#67011: fix(cli): scope TUI npm-install check to the ui-tui workspace closure (#66978)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `0c47cd5260`, `a96bad8e71`
- **#67276: fix: ignore deprecation and skipped optional packages in TUI install check**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `#66978`
  - files: `hermes_cli/main.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_tui_npm_install.py`
- **#76232: fix(cli): stop spurious TUI npm install on every launch in workspace checkouts**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `#61462`, `#54814`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #94729 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-08-25`.
- Subsystem: `hermes_cli`