# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Plugin manifest files missing from release package

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A packaging bug causes bundled plugin YAML manifests to be omitted from the distributed package, preventing platform plugins from registering. The members include a bug report and corresponding fix attempts.

## TL;DR

- 4 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 2 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #86670. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #86670 (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-86670`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.50`: 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

- #82916: \[Bug\] 2026.8.3 packaging omits all plugin.yaml manifests — platform plugins fail to register

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#86670: fix(packaging): ship bundled plugin manifests (salvage #82977)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `pyproject.toml`, `tests/test_packaging_build_guard.py`
- **#82977: fix(packaging): ship bundled plugin manifests**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `#86670`
- **#83280: fix(packaging): ship bundled plugin manifests (#82916)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`; refs `#82977`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #86670 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-08-15`.
- Subsystem: `apps/bootstrap-installer`