# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Uninstall safety checks for shared Python folders

## Open now

- 1 issue, 2 PRs open on GitHub.
- #65854: Uninstall can delete other packages from a shared Python folder
- PR #65864: fix(uninstall): avoid deleting shared Python packages
- PR #65951: fix(uninstall): add virtualenv safety check before uninstalling (#65854)

These issues and pull requests address a risk where the uninstall process could delete packages or files from shared Python environments. Proposed fixes include verifying the project root and checking for virtualenv boundaries before removing files.

## TL;DR

- 4 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 2 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.50`: 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

- #65854: Uninstall can delete other packages from a shared Python folder

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#65864: fix(uninstall): avoid deleting shared Python packages**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `bd37ff9138d30b3e27f617320884222f1fc656b8`
  - files: `hermes_cli/uninstall.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_gui_uninstall.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_uninstall_dry_run.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_uninstall_project_root_safety.py`
- **#65888: fix(uninstall): verify project root before rmtree to protect shared folders**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#65864`
- **#65951: fix(uninstall): add virtualenv safety check before uninstalling (#65854)**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `partial_fix`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `08ebfcca6bc4`, `#65864`, `#65951`, `#65888`, `#65854`, `#374151`
  - files: `hermes_cli/uninstall.py`

## Fix status

- No merged fix on record.
- Subsystem: `hermes_cli`