# NousResearch/hermes-agent · OpenViking autostart PYTHONPATH env isolation fix

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug was identified where the OpenViking autostarted local server inherits PYTHONPATH, causing conflicts with the Hermes virtual environment and blocking updates. The related fixes address stripping PYTHONPATH from the child process environment and hardening local server and .env handling.

## 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 #87604. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #87604 (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-87604`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #78153: \[Bug\]: OpenViking autostart inherits PYTHONPATH, locks Hermes venv DLLs and blocks updates

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#87604: fix(openviking): harden local server and .env handling**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `plugins/memory/openviking/__init__.py`, `tests/plugins/memory/test_openviking_provider.py`
- **#78219: fix(openviking): strip PYTHONPATH from autostarted server child env (#78153)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #87604 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-08-17`.
- Subsystem: `agent/pet`