# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Node dependency install error handling correction

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug where unsuccessful Node dependency installation still reported success and exited with code 0 is being addressed. These items relate to making the install process correctly surface and propagate errors when Node dependencies cannot be installed.

## 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 #85537. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #85537 (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-85537`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #85297: \[Bug\]: install.sh prints "Installation Complete!" and exits 0 after install_node_deps fails, leaving no node_modules

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#85537: fix(install): a failed Node dependency install now fails the install instead of printing success**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `scripts/install.sh`, `tests/test_install_sh_node_deps_failure.py`, `tests/test_install_sh_node_npm_check.py`
- **#85397: fix(install): fail when Node dependencies cannot install**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `#85537`, `#77642`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #85537 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-08-13`.