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Windows desktop update process fixes and gateway handling

NousResearch/hermes-agent · cluster 70337 · apps/desktop

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Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #92013. Check it covers your case.

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A fix was merged to main in PR #92013. Check it covers your case. No release data is tracked.
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The maintainers' tracker marks this resolved, deciding PR #100124. That is separate from the fix event.
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These issues and pull requests address problems in the Windows desktop auto-update pipeline, including stopping the messaging gateway before updates, resolving race conditions and deadlocks in the update process, and preventing loss of files during ZIP-fallback scenarios.

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  • #92013 fix(update): ZIP fallback no longer destroys user work or the desktop build (#87331, #91962, #87304, #70337 — salvage #87878 + #70477)

    merged to main

    files: hermes_cli/update_cmd.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_cmd_update.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_update_zip_fallback_guards.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_update_zip_release_preserve.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_update_zip_symlink_reject.py

  • #95069 fix(bootstrap): stale checkouts can no longer deadlock the in-app updater against its own marker (#75788, salvage #78037)

    merged to main

    files: apps/bootstrap-installer/src-tauri/src/update.rs

  • #95313 fix(desktop): first Windows update attempt no longer fails on the app's own dying backends (#74805, salvage #78037)

    merged to main

    files: apps/desktop/electron/backend-release-gate.test.ts, apps/desktop/electron/backend-release-gate.ts, apps/desktop/electron/backend-release-gate.windows-live.test.ts, apps/desktop/electron/main.ts

  • #95949 fix(mcp): stdio helper children join the spawn ledger — orphans get reaped (#61514, completes #78037)

    merged to main

    files: hermes_cli/process_identity.py, hermes_cli/web_server.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_mcp_helper_ledger.py, tools/mcp_tool.py

  • #99558 fix(windows): fail-closed process-identity guard before every unverified taskkill

    merged to main

    files: .github/workflows/windows-venv-e2e.yml, gateway/run.py, gateway/status.py, hermes_cli/_subprocess_compat.py, hermes_cli/dashboard_procs.py, hermes_cli/gateway.py, hermes_cli/gateway_windows.py, hermes_cli/profiles.py, hermes_cli/update_cmd.py, plugins/platforms/whatsapp/adapter.py, tests/gateway/test_runner_startup_failures.py, tests/gateway/test_status.py, tests/gateway/test_whatsapp_connect.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_gateway.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_stale_pid_guard.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_taskkill_identity_windows_live.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_update_concurrent_quarantine.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_update_orphan_backend_reap.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_update_stale_dashboard.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_update_wedged_gateway.py (+4 more)

  • #99724 fix(update): defer ledger-verified serve/dashboard venv holders to the updater (Windows os error 32)

    merged to main

    files: hermes_cli/_scan_venv_blockers.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_scan_venv_blockers.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_venv_holder_windows_live.py

  • #100124 fix(desktop): Windows update-preflight family — deferral evidence, hindsight daemon reap, gateway stop/restore (salvage #98350/#75477/#76057)

    merged to main

    files: apps/desktop/electron/gateway-stop-before-update.test.ts, apps/desktop/electron/gateway-stop-before-update.ts, apps/desktop/electron/main.ts, apps/desktop/electron/venv-blocker-scan.test.ts, apps/desktop/electron/venv-holder-select.test.ts, apps/desktop/electron/venv-holder-select.ts, contributors/emails/[redacted:email], contributors/emails/[redacted:email], hermes_cli/_scan_venv_blockers.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_scan_venv_blockers.py

3 PRs closed without merging

From the close comments: done elsewhere 2 · merged via another change 1

  • #70477 fix(desktop): stop gateway before update + preserve release dir in ZIP fallback (#70337) · merged via another change → #92013
  • #76057 fix(desktop): stop messaging gateway before venv lock check during update · done elsewhere → #99558, #99724, #100124
  • #78037 fix: Windows update pipeline — first-attempt race, marker deadlock, orphaned venv helpers, ZIP-fallback binary loss · done elsewhere → b04f857, e1e72f1, #91277, #74805, #95313, #75788, #95069, #61514, #95949, #92013
Closed issues · 1
  • Closed#70337Windows Desktop auto-update fails when gateway is running
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apps/desktop
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#92013, #95069, #95313, #95949, #99558, #99724, #100124
Closed issues
1
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3 PRs closed without merging
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1 Sep 2026

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