# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Stale venv dependencies and snowballstemmer import error after update

## Open now

- 1 issue, 2 PRs open on GitHub.
- #97340: hermes update syncs deps only into venv/, leaving the .venv used by the CLI shim and desktop serves stale (ModuleNotFoundError: snowballstemmer after 0.20.6)
- PR #97366: fix(update): sync deps into every present venv so the .venv shim uses stays current
- PR #140274: fix(tools): lazy import snowballstemmer with fallback on Python <3.14

Members describe \`hermes update\` syncing dependencies only into \`venv/\` while the \`.venv\` used by the CLI shim and desktop may stay stale, with a reported ModuleNotFoundError for snowballstemmer. One PR proposes syncing into every present venv, and another proposes a lazy import with fallback on Python <3.14.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 2 open PR(s), 0 merged PR(s), 0 PR(s) closed without merging.
- No fix has been merged to main; one or more PRs were attempted (see below).
- **Recommended:** review the prior/competing PR(s) below. A fix was attempted but not merged; your case may extend or revive that work.

## 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #97340: hermes update syncs deps only into venv/, leaving the .venv used by the CLI shim and desktop serves stale (ModuleNotFoundError: snowballstemmer after 0.20.6)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#97366: fix(update): sync deps into every present venv so the .venv shim uses stays current**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `#97340`
  - files: `hermes_cli/update_cmd.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_update_multi_venv_sync.py`
- **#140274: fix(tools): lazy import snowballstemmer with fallback on Python <3.14**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `silent_close`; implication `active`
  - files: `tests/tools/test_tool_search_multiquery.py`, `tools/tool_search_catalog.py`

## Fix status

- No merged fix on record.
- Subsystem: `agent`