NousResearch/hermes-agent

Windows pending rename operations corrupting hermes launcher

Cluster 85839 · hermes cli. Data as of 2026-10-29 11:48 UTC

Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #90192 on 19 Aug 2026. Check it covers your case.

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Known?: Yes. 3 related items grouped here, 1 issue already closed.
Fix event: A fix was merged to main in PR #90192. Check it covers your case. No release data is tracked.
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These items concern a Windows-specific bug where update and boot-recovery processes leave orphaned PendingFileRenameOperations entries that can rename or displace the healthy hermes launcher on subsequent reboots.

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#90192 fix(update): stop Windows updates from locking their own launcher

merged to main

files: gateway/slash_commands.py, hermes_cli/_install_repair.py, hermes_cli/main.py, hermes_cli/subcommands/update.py, hermes_constants.py, scripts/desktop-update/windows.ps1, tests/hermes_cli/test_update_concurrent_quarantine.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_update_shim_self_lock.py

1 PR closed without merging

From the close comments: done elsewhere 1

#85942 fix(update): clean orphaned hermes shim entries from PendingFileRenameOperations · done elsewhere → a9eb99d, #90192, #85839

Closed issues · 1

Closed#85839Windows: failed boot-recovery quarantines accumulate MoveFileEx pending renames — next reboot renames the healthy hermes.exe away

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Subsystem: hermes cli
Merged PRs: #90192
Closed issues: 1
Attempts: 1 PR closed without merging
Fix link checked: 19 Aug 2026

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