# NousResearch/hermes-agent · WSL path translation bug in computer_use cua-driver

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug where Windows-form paths from the cua-driver manifest are passed untranslated to Linux subprocesses under WSL, making computer_use unusable. The members cover the issue report and multiple fix attempts addressing path normalization for WSL environments.

## TL;DR

- 5 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 3 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #74181. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #74181 (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: `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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.40`: 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

- #63938: **computer_use unusable under WSL: cua-driver manifest's Windows-form \`mcp_invocation.command\` is passed untranslated to Linux subprocess (and doctor shows a false green)**

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#74181: fix(computer-use): Windows/WSL cua-driver salvage — autostart path spaces, hidden consoles, WSL manifest paths**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`; implication `superseded`
  - files: `contributors/emails/[redacted:email]`, `contributors/emails/[redacted:email]`, `hermes_cli/tools_config.py`, `tests/computer_use/test_cua_spawn_env_sanitization.py`, `tests/computer_use/test_cua_wsl_manifest_path.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_install_cua_driver.py`, `tools/computer_use/cua_backend.py`, `tools/computer_use/doctor.py`, `tools/computer_use/permissions.py`
- **#63532: fix(computer-use): normalize Windows manifest paths in WSL**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `#74181`, `#63938`
- **#63946: fix(computer_use): translate Windows-form cua-driver paths to WSL on Linux**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#74181`, `#63938`, `#63532`
- **#63951: fix(cua): translate Windows paths from cua-driver manifest under WSL (#63938)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #74181 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-07-29`.
- Subsystem: `agent`