# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Mixed-install ImportError at CLI chat startup

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug in v0.19.0 causes an ImportError when importing from 'hermes_cli.config', likely due to mixed or partial installations. Two fix attempts address explaining this error at CLI chat startup.

## 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 #99655. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #99655 (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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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.

## Closed / duplicate issues

- #96900: \[Bug\]: ImportError: cannot import name 'split_model_config_default' from 'hermes_cli.config' in v0.19.0

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#99655: fix(cli): explain mixed-install ImportError at chat startup (salvage #96911)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `cli.py`, `hermes_cli/main.py`, `hermes_constants.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_cli_partial_update_hint_96900.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_update_import_guard.py`
- **#96911: fix(cli): explain mixed-install ImportError at chat startup (#96900)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `#99655`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #99655 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-08-31`.