# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Quote AGENT_BROWSER_EXECUTABLE_PATH in installer .env for spaced paths

## Open now

- 0 issues, 2 PRs open on GitHub.
- PR #57249: fix(install): quote AGENT_BROWSER_EXECUTABLE_PATH for spaced paths
- PR #57449: fix(installer): quote browser env override paths

One issue reports that the installer writes an unquoted AGENT_BROWSER_EXECUTABLE_PATH override into .env, which can break shell sourcing when the path contains spaces. Two pull requests propose quoting the browser env override path in the installer; their status and effect are not stated in the titles.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 2 open PR(s), 0 merged PR(s), 0 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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.

## Closed / duplicate issues

- #57247: Installer writes unquoted AGENT_BROWSER_EXECUTABLE_PATH override into .env — spaced paths break shell source

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#57249: fix(install): quote AGENT_BROWSER_EXECUTABLE_PATH for spaced paths**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`; refs `#57449`
  - files: `scripts/install.ps1`, `scripts/install.sh`, `tests/test_install_sh_browser_install.py`
- **#57449: fix(installer): quote browser env override paths**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `#57249`
  - files: `scripts/install.ps1`, `scripts/install.sh`, `tests/test_install_sh_browser_install.py`

## Fix status

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