# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Nix desktop electron headers hash management

## Open now

- 0 issues, 3 PRs open on GitHub.
- PR #53202: fix(nix/desktop): electron.headers + offline nix-build guard (.#web/.#tui/.#desktop)
- PR #61824: Refactor electron headers handling in desktop.nix
- PR #69458: fix(nix): use electron.headers instead of hardcoded headers hash in desktop.nix

These issues and PRs address problems with hardcoded or mismatched electron node-headers hashes in the Nix desktop build configuration, and explore approaches to keep the hash synchronized with the pinned electron version.

## TL;DR

- 6 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 3 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 1 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #122913. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #122913 (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-122913`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.33`: 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

- #61443: nix: .#desktop build breaks on every nixpkgs electron bump (hardcoded node-headers hash)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#61530: fix(desktop): bump electron node-headers sha256 to match pinned electron.version**. closed without merge · fix tier `suggested`
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#53202`, `#61824`
  - _suggested-tier fix detail withheld; re-request with `?tier=all` to include it._
- **#122913: fix(nix/desktop): compile node-pty against electron.headers**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `nix/desktop.nix`
- **#53202: fix(nix/desktop): electron.headers + offline nix-build guard (.#web/.#tui/.#desktop)**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`
  - files: `.github/actions/detect-changes/action.yml`, `.github/workflows/ci.yml`, `.github/workflows/nix-build.yml`, `nix/desktop.nix`, `scripts/ci/classify_changes.py`, `tests/ci/test_classify_changes.py`
- **#61824: Refactor electron headers handling in desktop.nix**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#53202`, `#61530`
  - files: `nix/desktop.nix`
- **#69458: fix(nix): use electron.headers instead of hardcoded headers hash in desktop.nix**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`; refs `#69465`, `#69463`
  - files: `contributors/emails/[redacted:email]`, `nix/desktop.nix`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #122913 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-25`.
- Subsystem: `environments`