# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Windows installer Python environment binding fix

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items address a bug where the Windows installer could incorrectly bind the Hermes virtual environment to a third-party embedded Python (such as KiCad's) instead of a Hermes-managed Python, along with corresponding fix attempts.

## 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 #100439. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #100439 (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-100439`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `1.00`: 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

- #94857: \[Bug\]: Fresh Windows installer can bind Hermes venv to third-party embedded Python (KiCad) and silently break CLI/dashboard

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#100439: fix(installer): require Hermes-managed Python on Windows (salvage #94898)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `scripts/install.ps1`, `tests/install_ps1_fake_uv.py`, `tests/test_install_ps1_managed_python_provenance.py`, `tests/test_install_ps1_native_stderr_eap.py`, `tests/test_install_ps1_venv_process_tree.py`, `tests/test_install_ps1_venv_recreate_safety.py`
- **#94898: fix(installer): require Hermes-managed Python on Windows**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `#100439`, `#94857`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #100439 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-01`.