# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Windows PATH and environment variable interference fixes

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items address cases where tooling incorrectly modifies the user's PATH or environment on Windows, specifically around Python commands and SSH behavior. The fixes aim to prevent the tool from hijacking or polluting user-level environment settings.

## 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 #84452. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #84452 (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-84452`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #83797: \[Bug\]: Hermes changes the default python command on Windows

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#84452: fix(windows): SSH ControlMaster gating + stop hijacking the user's python**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `hermes_cli/update_cmd.py`, `scripts/install.ps1`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_windows_native_docs.py`, `tests/tools/test_ssh_environment.py`, `tools/environments/ssh.py`, `website/docs/user-guide/windows-native.md`
- **#83830: fix(install): keep venv Scripts dir off the user PATH (#83797)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#84452`, `#83797`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #84452 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-08-12`.