NousResearch/hermes-agent

Desktop rebuild failure handling in update process

Cluster 86443 · apps/desktop. Data as of 2026-10-25 11:21 UTC

Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #101336 on 2 Sep 2026. Check it covers your case.

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These issues and PRs address a bug where a failing Desktop rebuild during updates could delete the working application while incorrectly reporting success. The work focuses on preserving the existing app on rebuild errors and propagating the correct exit status.

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#89838 fix(update): don't report success when the Desktop rebuild failed (supersedes #88359, #87984)

merged to main

files: hermes_cli/update_cmd.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_update_desktop_stale_warning.py
#101336 fix(update): Desktop rebuild stages and swaps so a failed pack never removes the working app (#86443, salvage #44234/#78431)

merged to main

files: .gitignore, contributors/emails/[email protected], hermes_cli/main.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_desktop_exe_integrity.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_gui_command.py, website/docs/getting-started/updating.md

1 PR closed without merging

From the close comments: superseded by another PR 1

#87984 fix(update): propagate desktop rebuild failure into hermes update's exit status · superseded by another PR → #89838, #88359

Closed issues · 1

Closed#86443hermes update deletes the packaged Desktop app and exits 0 when the desktop rebuild fails

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Subsystem: apps/desktop
Merged PRs: #89838, #101336
Closed issues: 1
Attempts: 1 PR closed without merging
Fix link checked: 2 Sep 2026

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