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macOS stale TCC permission grant detection and fix

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Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #95128 on 26 Aug 2026. Check it covers your case.

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A fix was merged to main in PR #95128. Check it covers your case. No release data is tracked.
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These members address a bug where macOS Screen Recording permissions appear granted but are stale after updates, and introduce detection logic plus a guided re-grant workflow to resolve it.

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  • #95091 macOS permission grants survive every update — hermes desktop --setup-tcc-identity now works on modern macOS (salvage #77189)

    merged to main

    files: hermes_cli/main.py, hermes_cli/subcommands/gui.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_gui_command.py, website/docs/user-guide/desktop.md

  • #95128 hermes doctor now diagnoses broken macOS permission grants and prints the one-time fix (salvage #86391)

    merged to main

    files: hermes_cli/doctor.py, hermes_cli/update_cmd.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_doctor.py, website/docs/user-guide/desktop.md

1 PR closed without merging

From the close comments: merged via another change 1

  • #86391 fix(macos): detect stale TCC grants and guide one-time re-grant · merged via another change → 6cb3a26, #95128, #95091
Closed issues · 1
  • Closed#86385[Bug]: macOS Screen Recording prompt loops after update — stale TCC grant shows toggle ON with no way to re-grant
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apps/desktop
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#95091, #95128
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1 PR closed without merging
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26 Aug 2026

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