# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Desktop npm tree corruption detection and repair

## Open now

- 1 issue, 1 PR open on GitHub.
- #57408: \[Bug\]: Desktop bootstrap fails with exit code 1 when npm node_modules tree is corrupt
- PR #128642: fix(build): name the manual recovery when npm ci still hits ENOTEMPTY after the retry

These items address failures caused by a corrupt npm node_modules tree on desktop, including exit-code-1 bootstrap errors and self-repair or recovery logic when npm ci encounters ENOTEMPTY errors.

## 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #57408: \[Bug\]: Desktop bootstrap fails with exit code 1 when npm node_modules tree is corrupt

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#57409: fix(installer): self-repair corrupt desktop npm tree**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#128642`
- **#128642: fix(build): name the manual recovery when npm ci still hits ENOTEMPTY after the retry**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`
  - files: `scripts/build/node-deps.mjs`, `tests-js/node-deps.test.mjs`

## Fix status

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