# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Node.js deps skipped on already-current checkout fix

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items address a bug where running an update on an already-current checkout skips the Node.js dependency refresh, leaving a previously broken install unrepaired. The work adds a health check so dependencies are re-synced even when no new checkout is needed.

## 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 #85539. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #85539 (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-85539`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #77211: \`hermes update\` on an already-current checkout skips the Node.js dependency refresh — a previously failed npm install is never repaired, despite the error telling the user to "re-run hermes update"

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#85539: fix(update): 'Already up to date' no longer skips repairing a failed Node dependency install**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`; implication `superseded`
  - files: `hermes_cli/update_cmd.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_update_current_node_repair.py`
- **#77231: fix(update): check Node.js deps health on already-current checkout (#77211)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `#85539`
- **#77350: fix(cli): 已在当前分支路径中增加 Node.js 依赖和 Web UI 自愈检查**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`; refs `#77231`, `#77231`
- **#77546: fix(update): re-sync Node.js deps on already-current checkout (#77211)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#85539`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #85539 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-08-13`.