# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Node 25 install and compatibility fixes

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items address installation failures on Node 25, including issues with engine-strict npm configurations, nanoid compatibility, and related desktop/dashboard build breakage. A Windows-specific npm ci failure on engine-blocked systems is also covered.

## TL;DR

- 4 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 2 merged PR(s), 1 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #97081. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #97081 (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: `unresolved`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #84359: \[Bug\]: \`hermes dashboard\` fails on Node 25 after update due to engine-strict and nanoid@6

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#97072: fix(install): Windows installs no longer die at npm ci on an engine-blocked system npm (salvage #82033)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `.github/workflows/installer-tests.yml`, `scripts/install.ps1`, `scripts/tests/test-install-ps1-node-compatibility.ps1`
- **#97081: fix(install): Node 25 installs no longer die at the desktop build (salvage #84397)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/package.json`, `contributors/emails/[redacted:email]`, `package.json`, `scripts/install.ps1`, `scripts/install.sh`, `tests-js/node-engine-alignment.test.ts`, `tests/test_engines_satisfiable.py`
- **#84397: fix(dashboard): stop Node 25 installs from failing at nanoid**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `ad4adbbfeb912a83f25af414c38981c00b784659`, `#97081`, `#82033`, `#97072`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #97081 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-08-28`.
- Subsystem: `dashboard`