# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Stale dashboard code after hermes update causes errors

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These issues concern a dashboard that continues running outdated code after a hermes update, resulting in API errors (500/ImportError) on the Models page. The proposed fixes involve either restarting the dashboard automatically, surfacing a clearer error, or flagging the stale state to users.

## 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 #92943. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #92943 (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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #86207: \[Bug\]: after \`hermes update\`, systemd-supervised dashboard keeps running stale code → Models page \`/api/model/options\` 500 (ImportError), needs manual restart

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#92943: fix(dashboard): stale-code dashboard refuses the model picker with a clear 503, never a cryptic 500 (#86207, salvage #86213)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `hermes_cli/web_server.py`, `tests/test_code_skew.py`
- **#86213: fix(dashboard): restart or flag stale dashboard after hermes update**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `f293e7206b`, `#92943`, `#86207`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #92943 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-08-23`.
- Subsystem: `dashboard`