NousResearch/hermes-agent

Surface accurate updater error causes to users

Cluster 78135 · apps/bootstrap-installer. Data as of 2026-10-29 11:48 UTC

Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #121213 on 24 Sep 2026. Check it covers your case.

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These items address cases where the updater displays a generic or misleading message instead of the specific underlying reason for failure, such as a lock held by another update or SSH auth issues. The fixes aim to propagate and display the real diagnostic message rather than discarding it.

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#121213 fix(update): name the real cause on exit-2 refusals and SSH auth fetch failures

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files: apps/bootstrap-installer/src-tauri/src/update.rs, hermes_cli/update_cmd_git.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_update_fetch_failure_classifier.py

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From the close comments: superseded by another PR 1

#78163 fix(updater): surface child diagnostic instead of generic "still running" message (#78135) · superseded by another PR → #78135

Closed issues · 1

Closed#78135macOS/Windows updater shows "Hermes is still running" when the real cause is another update holding the lock — the accurate child message is logged but discarded

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Subsystem: apps/bootstrap-installer
Merged PRs: #121213
Closed issues: 1
Attempts: 1 PR closed without merging
Fix link checked: 24 Sep 2026

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