# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Windows build breakage and self-healing fix

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

Two related fixes address broken Windows desktop builds caused by missing get-windows win32 bindings and allowScripts drift, plus a user bug report expressing fear of updates due to repeated breakage.

## 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 #82171. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #82171 (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-82171`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #81969: \[Bug\]:  scared to update because every other update bricks everything!

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#82171: fix(build): unblock Windows desktop builds — allowScripts drift + get-windows self-heal**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/scripts/stage-native-deps.mjs`, `apps/desktop/scripts/stage-native-deps.test.mjs`, `package.json`, `tests-js/allow-scripts-sync.test.ts`, `website/package.json`
- **#82143: fix(desktop): self-heal missing get-windows win32 binding + allow its install script (#81969)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#82171`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #82171 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-08-09`.