# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Windows install hang during Playwright setup

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items concern a bug where installation on Windows would hang indefinitely during the Playwright setup step. A fix was introduced adding a wall-clock timeout to prevent the process from stalling forever.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 1 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #85529. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #85529 (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-85529`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.67`: 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

- #76222: \[Bug\]: Cannot install on Windows due to halt during playwright setup

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#85529: fix(install): Windows setup no longer hangs forever on Node.js dependencies**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/bootstrap-installer/src/lib/format.ts`, `apps/bootstrap-installer/src/routes/progress.tsx`, `scripts/install.ps1`, `tests-js/bootstrap-installer-stage-timer.test.ts`
- **#76303: fix(install): add wall-clock timeout to Playwright install on Windows (#76222)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#85529`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #85529 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-08-13`.