# NousResearch/hermes-agent · macOS TCC permission stability for uv-managed Python

## Open now

- 1 issue, 0 PRs open on GitHub.
- #85345: \[Bug\]: macOS permission prompts return after every update — TCC grants keyed to the uv-managed Python interpreter path, not the app bundle

These members address a macOS issue where system permission (TCC) grants are tied to the uv-managed Python interpreter path, causing permission prompts to reappear after each Python update. The work involves establishing a stable TCC anchor so grants persist across updates.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 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 #95131. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #95131 (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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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.

## Open related issues

- #85345: \[Bug\]: macOS permission prompts return after every update — TCC grants keyed to the uv-managed Python interpreter path, not the app bundle

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#95131: macOS terminal permissions no longer reset on every Python patch update (salvage #85416)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `hermes_cli/doctor.py`, `hermes_cli/macos_tcc_anchor.py`, `hermes_cli/update_cmd.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_macos_tcc_anchor.py`
- **#85416: fix(macos): stable TCC anchor for uv-managed python interpreter**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `5259f565d0e373fd0bb769eb8fcfca2d7efb9bf3`, `#95131`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #95131 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-08-26`.
- Subsystem: `hermes_cli`