# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Windows Python command compatibility in skills/docs

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items address the use of 'python3' in skill shell examples and MCP path resolution, which can fail on Windows where 'python' is the expected command. Changes span documentation and runtime behavior.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 1 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #84429. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #84429 (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: `resolved` · deciding PR(s): `pr-84429`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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.

## Closed / duplicate issues

- #50606: Docs: ~17 skills declare Windows support but use python3 (fails on Windows)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#84429: fix: Windows MCP PATHEXT resolution + python3→python in cross-platform skills**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `optional-skills/blockchain/evm/SKILL.md`, `optional-skills/blockchain/hyperliquid/SKILL.md`, `optional-skills/blockchain/solana/SKILL.md`, `optional-skills/creative/concept-diagrams/SKILL.md`, `optional-skills/creative/tldraw-offline/SKILL.md`, `optional-skills/data-science/jupyter-notebook/SKILL.md`, `optional-skills/devops/pinggy-tunnel/SKILL.md`, `optional-skills/finance/stocks/SKILL.md`, `optional-skills/gaming/pokemon-player/SKILL.md`, `optional-skills/health/fitness-nutrition/SKILL.md`, `optional-skills/mcp/fastmcp/SKILL.md`, `optional-skills/migration/openclaw-migration/SKILL.md`, `optional-skills/productivity/telephony/SKILL.md`, `optional-skills/research/domain-intel/SKILL.md`, `optional-skills/research/drug-discovery/SKILL.md`, `optional-skills/research/osint-investigation/SKILL.md`, `optional-skills/security/godmode/SKILL.md`, `optional-skills/security/oss-forensics/SKILL.md`, `optional-skills/security/unbroker/SKILL.md`, `optional-skills/software-development/ast-grep/SKILL.md` (+23 more)
- **#50625: fix(docs): use python instead of python3 in GitHub skill shell examples for Windows compat**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #84429 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-08-12`.
- Subsystem: `skills`