# NousResearch/hermes-agent · macOS posix.sh missing .venv fallback fix

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug where the desktop update process aborts on macOS because posix.sh hardcodes the venv path without falling back to .venv. Two fixes address this by adding .venv fallback probing in the posix hand-off and entry-point gate.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 0 merged PR(s), 2 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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.

## Closed / duplicate issues

- #98384: \[Bug\]: macOS desktop update aborts "venv/bin/hermes is missing" on shared-venv layout (posix.sh hardcodes <root>/venv, no .venv fallback)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#98389: fix(desktop-update): fall back to .venv in the posix hand-off (#98384)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `5e4a2a3d24`
- **#98392: fix(desktop-update): probe .venv fallback in posix.sh entry-point gate**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`; refs `#98389`

## Fix status

- No merged fix on record.