NousResearch/hermes-agent

Desktop app and Python backend readiness token mismatch after update

Cluster 53770 · apps/desktop. Data as of 2026-10-27 11:58 UTC

3 open items. Fix merged in #122876 on 27 Sep 2026. Check it covers your case.

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Known?: Yes. 8 related items grouped here, 3 issues already closed.
Fix event: A fix was merged to main in PR #122876. Check it covers your case. No release data is tracked.
Tracker: The maintainers' tracker marks this partially resolved, deciding PR #122876. That is separate from the fix event.
Still open: 0 issues and 3 PRs.

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Members describe a shared theme: a stale packaged desktop build (app.asar / Electron readiness parser) can be out of sync with the newer Python hermes serve backend, leading to launch timeouts on Windows. Several items propose emitting both ready tokens for compatibility, and others propose detecting stale builds or guarding the parser.

Open issues0

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Open PRs3

PR#53776fix(desktop): detect stale app.asar build and prompt for rebuild
PR#60763fix(serve): emit both HERMES_DASHBOARD_READY and HERMES_BACKEND_READY for backward compatibility
PR#60842fix(desktop): guard packaged backend readiness parser

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#122876 fix(serve): announce both ready tokens so a stale packaged parser still boots

merged to main

files: apps/desktop/scripts/after-pack-toolchain.test.mjs, apps/desktop/scripts/after-pack.mjs, apps/desktop/scripts/after-pack.test.mjs, apps/desktop/scripts/backend-ready-artifact.mjs, apps/desktop/scripts/backend-ready-artifact.test.mjs, hermes_cli/web_server.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_serve_mcp_discovery_after_bind.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_serve_port_in_use.py

1 PR closed without merging

From the close comments: duplicate 1

#60779 fix(desktop): keep legacy ready token for desktop serve · duplicate → #60763, #60772, #60412

Closed issues · 3

Closed#53770Windows Desktop update can leave stale app.asar with old 45s backend timeout while source has 90s timeout
Closed#60412[Bug]: `hermes serve` headless refactor (#55923) breaks desktop app launch — port discovery sentinel mismatch after `hermes update`
Closed#60772Windows Desktop can timeout when packaged Electron readiness parser is older than Python backend

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Subsystem: apps/desktop
Merged PRs: #122876
Closed issues: 3
Attempts: 1 PR closed without merging
Fix link checked: 27 Sep 2026

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