# NousResearch/hermes-agent · HERMES_HOME paths with spaces breaking install on macOS

## Open now

- 1 issue, 1 PR open on GitHub.
- #47822: macOS install/bootstrap fails when HERMES_HOME path contains spaces
- PR #47832: fix(install): rewrite venv entrypoint shebangs when HERMES_HOME has spaces

One issue reports that macOS install/bootstrap fails when HERMES_HOME contains spaces. Two pull requests propose different approaches: rewriting venv entrypoint shebangs, or rejecting such paths early. Titles alone do not show whether either approach is merged or effective.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 1 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.67`: 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.

## Open related issues

- #47822: macOS install/bootstrap fails when HERMES_HOME path contains spaces

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#47832: fix(install): rewrite venv entrypoint shebangs when HERMES_HOME has spaces**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`
  - files: `scripts/install.sh`, `tests/test_install_sh_venv_shebang.py`
- **#47892: fix(install): reject HERMES_HOME paths with spaces early (#47822)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`

## Fix status

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