Windows cua-driver autostart default and control

NousResearch/hermes-agent · cluster 95372 · hermes cli

Data as of 2026-10-23 11:54 UTC

Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #102117. Check it covers your case.

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Fix event: A fix was merged to main in PR #102117. Check it covers your case. No release data is tracked.
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Multiple issues and fixes address how cua-driver autostart is handled on fresh Windows installations, defaulting it to on-demand rather than automatic. One unrelated refactoring PR is also present but does not share this theme.

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#102117 refactor: whole-codebase simplification — −34% source LOC, every god file decomposed, zero behavior change

merged to main

files: .github/workflows/lint.yml, AGENTS.md, COMPAT_MANIFEST.md, CONTRIBUTING.md, acp_adapter/auth.py, acp_adapter/commands.py, acp_adapter/content.py, acp_adapter/edit_approval.py, acp_adapter/entry.py, acp_adapter/events.py, acp_adapter/model_catalog.py, acp_adapter/permissions.py, acp_adapter/provenance.py, acp_adapter/server.py, acp_adapter/session.py, acp_adapter/tools.py, agent/AGENTS.md, agent/__init__.py, agent/account_usage.py, agent/acp_openai_bridge.py (+2635 more)
#121997 fix(updates/win): cua-driver opt-in autostart, Intel-Mac installer docs, click-session poll

merged to main

files: apps/desktop/README.md, apps/desktop/scripts/click-session-helpers.mjs, apps/desktop/scripts/click-session-helpers.test.mjs, apps/desktop/scripts/click-session.mjs, hermes_cli/config_defaults.py, hermes_cli/tools_config_cua.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_install_cua_driver.py, website/docs/getting-started/platform-support.md, website/docs/user-guide/features/computer-use.md, website/i18n/zh-Hans/docusaurus-plugin-content-docs/current/user-guide/features/computer-use.md

3 PRs closed without merging

From the close comments: superseded by another PR 3

#98505 fix(install): pass -NoAutoStart to cua-driver installer on fresh Windows installs · superseded by another PR → #102774
#102774 fix(windows): default cua-driver to on-demand; add autostart management · superseded by another PR → #103219, #102117
#103219 fix(windows): default cua-driver to on-demand; add autostart management · superseded by another PR → #121997

Closed issues · 1

Closed#95372[Bug]: Fresh Hermes installations should not enable cua-driver autostart on Windows

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Subsystem: hermes cli
Merged PRs: #102117, #121997
Closed issues: 1
Attempts: 3 PRs closed without merging
Fix link checked: 26 Sep 2026

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