NousResearch/hermes-agent

macOS updater broken by stale hermes-setup binary

Cluster 74836. Data as of 2026-10-29 11:48 UTC

Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #75880 on 1 Aug 2026. Check it covers your case.

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These items address a bug where a stale or mismatched hermes-setup binary on macOS causes the in-app updater to break permanently. Fixes involve skipping or gating the binary resolution path and bounding any repair/reinstall loops.

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#75880 fix(desktop): unbrick macOS updates and bound the reinstall repair loop

merged to main

files: apps/desktop/electron/bootstrap-repair-guard.test.ts, apps/desktop/electron/bootstrap-repair-guard.ts, apps/desktop/electron/main.ts, apps/desktop/electron/updater-process.test.ts, apps/desktop/electron/updater-process.ts, contributors/emails/[redacted:email]

1 PR closed without merging

From the close comments: merged via another change 1

#74909 fix(desktop): skip hermes-setup binary on macOS/Linux updater path · merged via another change → d649973, 0ee9723, #75880, #1, #74836

Closed issues · 1

Closed#74836[Bug]: macOS in-app update permanently broken by a stale leftover ~/.hermes/hermes-setup — resolveUpdaterBinary() has no version gate and nothing refreshes the binary

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Merged PRs: #75880
Closed issues: 1
Attempts: 1 PR closed without merging
Fix link checked: 1 Aug 2026

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