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hermes update stale-module and restart hint fixes

Cluster 88371 · hermes cli. Data as of 2026-10-27 11:58 UTC

1 open item. Fix merged in #113776 on 17 Sep 2026. Check it covers your case.

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These items concern bugs and fixes in the hermes update flow, specifically stale sys.modules entries causing ImportError after update completion and a misleading startup hint shown after a successful restart. Both the ZIP path module purge and the restart messaging are addressed.

Open issues1

Issue#88371[Bug]: `hermes update` crashes with ImportError after "Update complete!" (stale sys.modules in _kill_stale_dashboard_processes)

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#113776 fix(update): hermes update finishes on the pulled code; startup hint stops blaming a completed restart (#112604 class)

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files: evals/update_pipeline/post_swap_handoff_ab.sh, hermes_cli/AGENTS.md, hermes_cli/main.py, hermes_cli/main_dashboard.py, hermes_cli/subcommands/update.py, hermes_cli/update_abort_recovery.py, hermes_cli/update_cmd.py, hermes_cli/update_cmd_config.py, hermes_cli/update_cmd_deps.py, hermes_cli/update_cmd_fleet.py, hermes_cli/update_cmd_maint.py, hermes_cli/update_cmd_zip.py, hermes_cli/update_handoff.py, hermes_cli/update_inventory.py, hermes_cli/update_receipt.py, pyproject.toml, tests/hermes_cli/conftest.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_cmd_update.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_pending_supervisor_recovery.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_sibling_config_migration.py (+12 more)

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From the close comments: superseded by another PR 1

#88378 fix(update): purge stale modules before dashboard cleanup on the ZIP path · superseded by another PR → bec8924, #113776

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Subsystem: hermes cli
Merged PRs: #113776
Closed issues: 0
Attempts: 1 PR closed without merging
Fix link checked: 17 Sep 2026

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