# NousResearch/hermes-agent · uv sync behavior fixes during hermes updates

## Open now

- 1 issue, 1 PR open on GitHub.
- #8744: \[Bug\] uv run hermes resolves dependencies on every launch — requires internet post-update
- PR #14835: fix(cli): use uv sync --locked when uv.lock exists during update

These members address issues with how uv dependencies are synchronized when updating or running hermes, including unnecessary re-resolution on every launch and ensuring locked installs are used when a lockfile exists.

## TL;DR

- 4 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 1 open PR(s), 0 merged PR(s), 2 PR(s) closed without merging.
- No fix has been merged to main; one or more PRs were attempted (see below).
- **Recommended:** review the prior/competing PR(s) below. A fix was attempted but not merged; your case may extend or revive that work.

## 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.50`: 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

- #8744: \[Bug\] uv run hermes resolves dependencies on every launch — requires internet post-update

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#8757: fix(update): sync uv-managed installs during hermes update**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#14835`
- **#14835: fix(cli): use uv sync --locked when uv.lock exists during update**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`; refs `#8757`
  - files: `hermes_cli/update_cmd_deps.py`, `hermes_cli/update_cmd_zip.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_update_autostash.py`
- **#125790: fix(update): reconcile venv with uv.lock so uv run hermes stops re-resolving (#8744)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`

## Fix status

- No merged fix on record.
- Subsystem: `hermes_cli`