# NousResearch/hermes-agent · install.ps1 LastResolver uninitialized under StrictMode

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug where install.ps1 crashes due to an uninitialized '$script:LastResolver' variable on line 367 when running under PowerShell StrictMode, along with fixes that initialize the variable before use.

## TL;DR

- 4 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 2 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #93398. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #93398 (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-93398`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #93017: \[Bug\]: install.ps1 fails with '$script:LastResolver' not set (line 367)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#93398: install.ps1 no longer crashes at line 367 under StrictMode (#93017, salvage #93020)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `scripts/install.ps1`, `tests/test_install_ps1_resolver_strictmode.py`
- **#93020: fix(install.ps1): initialize LastResolver before the resolved-path report**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `2e7586279`, `#93398`
- **#93100: fix(install): initialize LastResolver so StrictMode hosts can install**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `2e7586279`, `#93020`, `#93398`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #93398 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-08-24`.