# NousResearch/hermes-agent · SSH clone silent failure and HTTPS fallback fix

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug where git SSH clone exits with code 0 without actually cloning the repository, causing the HTTPS fallback to be skipped. Multiple fix attempts address this by validating that a .git directory was produced before accepting the SSH clone as successful.

## TL;DR

- 7 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 0 merged PR(s), 6 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.29`: 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

- #62132: \[Bug\]: installer git SSH clone exits 0 without cloning repo, skipping HTTPS fallback

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#62133: fix(install): detect silent git SSH clone failure and fall back to HTTPS**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`
- **#62436: fix(installer): verify SSH clone produced a valid repo before accepting**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#64842`
- **#62441: fix(install): validate SSH clone by checking .git directory before accepting**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`
- **#62658: fix(installer): validate SSH clone produced files before proceeding to HTTPS fallback**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`
- **#62834: fix(installer): verify SSH clone produced a valid repo before proceeding**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`; refs `#62133`, `#62132`, `#62441`, `#62658`
- **#62875: fix(installer): verify SSH clone produced a valid .git directory**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`

## Fix status

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