# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Inconsistent .hermes-bootstrap-complete marker across install paths

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

The members concern the bootstrap-complete marker (.hermes-bootstrap-complete) not being written consistently across installation paths. One bug report says it is only written by install.ps1 on macOS, and two fix-oriented titles refer to stamping or standardizing the marker, including for desktop.

## 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 #72230. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #72230 (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-72230`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #60721: \[Bug\]: macOS installer never acts as a launcher — .hermes-bootstrap-complete marker is only written by install.ps1

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#72230: fix: make the bootstrap-complete marker consistent across every install path**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/bootstrap-installer/src-tauri/src/bootstrap.rs`, `apps/bootstrap-installer/src-tauri/src/paths.rs`, `apps/desktop/electron/active-runtime-state.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/active-runtime-state.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/main.ts`, `scripts/install.sh`, `tests/test_install_sh_bootstrap_marker.py`
- **#60771: fix(desktop): stamp bootstrap completion marker**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#72230`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #72230 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-07-26`.
- Subsystem: `apps/bootstrap-installer`