# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Fix false update-available reports in git checks

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items address incorrect update status reporting when a local checkout is ahead of or equal to upstream, specifically in the SSH fast path and local git check logic. The fixes aim to count behind-commits accurately rather than producing misleading 'update available' or 'commits behind' results.

## 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 #86331. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #86331 (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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.67`: 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

- #84851: SSH fast path in _check_via_local_git reports false "1 commit behind" when HEAD is ahead of upstream (carried commit)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#86331: fix(update-check): local-ahead checkouts read up to date, not 'update available'**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/electron/main.ts`, `hermes_cli/banner.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_banner_git_state.py`
- **#84860: fix(update): count real behind commits in SSH fast path**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `3f39f8035`, `#86331`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #86331 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-08-14`.
- Subsystem: `hermes_cli`