# NousResearch/hermes-agent · hermes update stale-module and restart hint fixes

## Open now

- 1 issue, 0 PRs open on GitHub.
- #88371: \[Bug\]: \`hermes update\` crashes with ImportError after "Update complete!" (stale sys.modules in _kill_stale_dashboard_processes)

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.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 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 #113776. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #113776 (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: `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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.67`: 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.

## Open related issues

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

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#113776: fix(update): hermes update finishes on the pulled code; startup hint stops blaming a completed restart (#112604 class)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - 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)
- **#88378: fix(update): purge stale modules before dashboard cleanup on the ZIP path**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `bec89245945`, `#113776`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #113776 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-17`.
- Subsystem: `hermes_cli`