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Terminal binary content and git lock bug fixes

NousResearch/hermes-agent · cluster 77703 · hermes cli

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Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #79454. Check it covers your case.

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These items address two distinct issues: a terminal guard crash caused by binary/ELF content being fed into a scanner via the remote-read fallback, and stale git lock files causing false 'update available' notifications on shallow clones.

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  • #79454 fix(terminal): skip binary content on referenced-script remote-read fallback (#77703)

    merged to main

    files: cron/lifecycle_guard.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_gateway_restart_loop.py, tools/terminal_tool.py

  • #86257 fix(update-check): stop fabricating '+1' behind-counts; recover exact counts via compare API

    merged to main

    files: apps/desktop/electron/main.ts, apps/desktop/electron/update-count.test.ts, apps/desktop/electron/update-count.ts, apps/desktop/src/app/settings/about-settings.tsx, apps/desktop/src/app/shell/hooks/use-statusbar-items.tsx, apps/desktop/src/global.d.ts, apps/desktop/src/i18n/ar.ts, apps/desktop/src/i18n/en.ts, apps/desktop/src/i18n/ja.ts, apps/desktop/src/i18n/types.ts, apps/desktop/src/i18n/zh-hant.ts, apps/desktop/src/i18n/zh.ts, apps/desktop/src/lib/version-status.test.ts, apps/desktop/src/lib/version-status.ts, apps/desktop/src/store/updates.test.ts, apps/desktop/src/store/updates.ts, contributors/emails/[redacted:email], contributors/emails/[redacted:email], hermes_cli/banner.py, hermes_cli/main.py (+2 more)

  • #86331 fix(update-check): local-ahead checkouts read up to date, not 'update available'

    merged to main

    files: apps/desktop/electron/main.ts, hermes_cli/banner.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_banner_git_state.py

  • #86928 fix(update): self-heal stale git locks that wedge every update fetch

    merged to main

    files: apps/desktop/electron/gitlock.test.ts, apps/desktop/electron/gitlock.ts, apps/desktop/electron/main.ts, contributors/emails/[redacted:email], hermes_cli/banner.py, hermes_cli/gitlock.py, hermes_cli/update_cmd.py, tests/test_gitlock.py

2 PRs closed without merging

From the close comments: merged via another change 2

  • #77729 fix(terminal): skip binary content on the referenced-script remote-read fallback (#77703) · merged via another change → #79454
  • #80501 fix(update): self-heal stale git locks and stop false 'update available' on shallow clones · merged via another change → #86928, #86257, #86331, #75168
Closed issues · 1
  • Closed#77703terminal guard crashes with embedded null byte when remote-read fallback feeds binary content into the scanner (full-path ELF executables)
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  • Link evidence (structural links throughout): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.
  • Pairwise link density 0.29: the share of item 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.

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hermes cli
Merged PRs
#79454, #86257, #86331, #86928
Closed issues
1
Attempts
2 PRs closed without merging
Fix link checked
15 Aug 2026

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