# NousResearch/hermes-agent · macOS uv launcher realpath dependency fix

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug where a uv entrypoint requires realpath, which is not available by default on stock macOS, along with multiple related fix attempts targeting the installer to avoid that dependency.

## 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 #72360. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #72360 (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-72360`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #71320: Bug: hermes update breaks stock macOS when uv entrypoint requires realpath

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#72360: fix(install): avoid realpath-dependent uv launcher on macOS (salvage of #71323 by @Gurud25)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`; implication `superseded`
  - files: `scripts/install.sh`, `tests/test_install_macos_launcher.py`
- **#71323: fix(install): avoid realpath-dependent uv launcher on macOS**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `#72360`
- **#71355: fix(install): avoid realpath dependency in macOS venv launcher (#71320)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#71323`, `#71320`
- **#71417: fix(installer): bypass uv entrypoint realpath dependency on macOS (#71320)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `#71323`, `#72360`, `#71323`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #72360 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-07-27`.