NousResearch/hermes-agent

Hermes CLI path resolution on desktop installs

Cluster 73014 · apps/desktop. Data as of 2026-10-29 11:48 UTC

Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #126976 on 30 Sep 2026. Check it covers your case.

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These items address cases where the Hermes desktop app fails to locate the Hermes CLI because its resolver does not check ~/.local/bin or source-install launcher paths. The work focuses on expanding path lookup logic to cover these installation scenarios.

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#126976 fix(desktop): find a source install through its published user-bin launcher

merged to main

files: apps/desktop/electron/backend-resolution.ts, apps/desktop/electron/main.ts, apps/desktop/electron/updater-process.ts, apps/desktop/electron/user-launcher-install.test.ts

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From the close comments: superseded by another PR 1

#73118 fix(desktop): resolve hermes CLI from ~/.local/bin when PATH omits it (#73014) · superseded by another PR

Closed issues · 1

Closed#73014[Bug]: Hermes Desktop stuck on "first-run setup choice" — resolver's findOnPath() misses ~/.local/bin for hermes CLI itself

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Subsystem: apps/desktop
Merged PRs: #126976
Closed issues: 1
Attempts: 1 PR closed without merging
Fix link checked: 30 Sep 2026

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