# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Dangling editable finder after interrupted Windows update

## Open now

- 1 issue, 1 PR open on GitHub.
- #97819: \[Bug\]\[Windows\] Interrupted update leaves editable finder mapping pointing at deleted site-packages copy — hermes.exe dies with ModuleNotFoundError
- PR #97849: fix(update): retarget dangling editable finder after interrupted install

A bug where an interrupted update on Windows leaves the editable finder mapping pointing at a deleted site-packages copy, causing a ModuleNotFoundError. The accompanying fixes address regenerating or retargeting that finder after such an interruption.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 1 open PR(s), 0 merged PR(s), 1 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #97819: \[Bug\]\[Windows\] Interrupted update leaves editable finder mapping pointing at deleted site-packages copy — hermes.exe dies with ModuleNotFoundError

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#97842: fix(update): regenerate dangling editable finder after interrupted install on Windows**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `wontfix_bydesign`; implication `wontfix`; refs `#97842`
- **#97849: fix(update): retarget dangling editable finder after interrupted install**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `#97842`, `#97819`
  - files: `hermes_cli/_early_recovery.py`, `hermes_cli/_install_repair.py`, `hermes_cli/_startup_fast.py`, `hermes_cli/main.py`, `hermes_editable_heal.py`, `pyproject.toml`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_early_recovery.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_editable_finder_heal.py`

## Fix status

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