# NousResearch/hermes-agent · macOS launchd stdio logging and external home fixes

## Open now

- 1 issue, 1 PR open on GitHub.
- #78129: macOS: launchd cannot open StandardOutPath on a non-boot HERMES_HOME — silent EX_CONFIG 78 (root cause for #5589)
- PR #78150: fix(gateway): fix and verify launchd startup with external homes

These members address a macOS-specific issue where launchd fails silently (EX_CONFIG 78) when HERMES_HOME is on a non-boot volume, preventing log files from being opened. Fixes cover keeping stdio logs on the boot volume and verifying launchd startup behavior with external home directories.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 1 open PR(s), 0 merged PR(s), 1 PR(s) closed without merging.
- No fix has been merged to main; one or more PRs were attempted (see below).
- **Recommended:** review the prior/competing PR(s) below. A fix was attempted but not merged; your case may extend or revive that work.

## Maintainer resolution verdict

- Internal-tracker verdict over this cluster's issue members: `unresolved`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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.

## Open related issues

- #78129: macOS: launchd cannot open StandardOutPath on a non-boot HERMES_HOME — silent EX_CONFIG 78 (root cause for #5589)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#78141: fix(gateway): keep launchd stdio logs on boot volume (#78129)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `deb3c4eaa`, `#78150`, `#78129`
- **#78150: fix(gateway): fix and verify launchd startup with external homes**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `silent_close`; implication `active`
  - files: `hermes_cli/gateway.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_gateway_service.py`

## Fix status

- No merged fix on record.
- Subsystem: `hermes_cli`