NousResearch/hermes-agent

macOS desktop app install and update flow

Cluster 52339 · apps/desktop. Data as of 2026-10-24 20:38 UTC

Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #122313 on 27 Sep 2026. Check it covers your case.

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Known?: Yes. 4 related items grouped here, 1 issue already closed.
Fix event: A fix was merged to main in PR #122313. Check it covers your case. No release data is tracked.
Tracker: The maintainers' tracker marks this resolved, deciding PR #122313. That is separate from the fix event.
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These items cover adding the Hermes desktop app for macOS and addressing issues with how in-app and terminal-triggered updates interact, particularly around stale installed app states and update-restart loops.

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#113933 hermes update refreshes a stale /Applications/Hermes.app on macOS (#52339, salvage #59942)

merged to main

files: hermes_cli/main.py, hermes_cli/main_desktop.py, hermes_cli/update_cmd_deps.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_desktop_install_after_update.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_update_desktop_stale_warning.py, website/docs/getting-started/updating.md
#122313 fix(desktop): keep the installed macOS Hermes.app current from update and launch

merged to main

files: hermes_cli/main.py, hermes_cli/main_desktop.py, hermes_cli/source_build.py, hermes_cli/update_cmd.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_gui_command.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_update_zip_completion.py

1 PR closed without merging

From the close comments: superseded by another PR 1

#52393 fix(desktop): warn when a terminal rebuild leaves the installed app stale · superseded by another PR → 032cf84, #113933

Closed issues · 1

Closed#52339Terminal update rebuilds Desktop locally but leaves /Applications/Hermes.app stale

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Subsystem: apps/desktop
Merged PRs: #113933, #122313
Closed issues: 1
Attempts: 1 PR closed without merging
Fix link checked: 27 Sep 2026

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