# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Desktop local packaging incorrectly enters publish/CI mode

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These issues and fixes address a bug where desktop local packaging inherits CI environment variables or GitHub tokens, causing it to unintentionally trigger Electron Builder's publish mode or fail to launch on Linux.

## 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 #87849. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #87849 (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: `resolved` · deciding PR(s): `pr-87849`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #87758: \[Bug\]: Desktop local pack inherits CI=1 and triggers Electron Builder publishing

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#87849: fix(desktop): hermes desktop fails to launch on Linux when a GitHub token is in the environment**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/package.json`, `apps/desktop/scripts/local-pack-publish.test.mjs`
- **#87784: fix(desktop): keep local packaging from entering publish mode**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `#87849`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #87849 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-08-16`.