# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Windows gateway troubleshooting docs corrections

## Open now

- 0 issues, 2 PRs open on GitHub.
- PR #88107: docs(windows): correct gateway startup troubleshooting
- PR #89033: docs(windows): fix gateway restart troubleshooting advice

These items address inaccurate or misleading troubleshooting guidance in Windows gateway documentation, including a reference to an environment variable that no code actually reads.

## TL;DR

- 4 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 2 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 0 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #105786. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #105786 (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-105786`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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.

## Closed / duplicate issues

- #88077: docs(windows): gateway troubleshooting recommends HERMES_GATEWAY_FORCE_STARTUP, which no code reads

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#105786: docs: eight small accuracy fixes from open type/docs issues**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `website/docs/developer-guide/architecture.md`, `website/docs/getting-started/quickstart.md`, `website/docs/index.mdx`, `website/docs/reference/faq.md`, `website/docs/reference/slash-commands.md`, `website/docs/user-guide/features/plugins.md`, `website/docs/user-guide/messaging/index.md`, `website/docs/user-guide/messaging/irc.md`, `website/docs/user-guide/messaging/telegram.md`, `website/docs/user-guide/windows-native.md`
- **#88107: docs(windows): correct gateway startup troubleshooting**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`
  - files: `website/docs/user-guide/windows-native.md`, `website/i18n/zh-Hans/docusaurus-plugin-content-docs/current/user-guide/windows-native.md`
- **#89033: docs(windows): fix gateway restart troubleshooting advice**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `#88107`
  - files: `website/docs/user-guide/windows-native.md`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #105786 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-08`.
- Subsystem: `docs`