# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Windows SSH probe fails due to PowerShell CLIXML output

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug where the desktop SSH OS probe intermittently fails on Windows because PowerShell emits CLIXML progress-stream data that pollutes the probe output. Two related fix attempts and the original bug report are grouped here.

## 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 #132013. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #132013 (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: `resolved` · deciding PR(s): `pr-132013`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #99022: \[Bug\]: Desktop SSH OS probe intermittently fails on Windows due to PowerShell CLIXML progress-stream pollution (python.exe present)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#132013: fix(desktop): keep SSH Windows probe stable against CLIXML progress-stream pollution \[risk 0.50\]**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/electron/windows-remote-lifecycle.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/windows-remote-lifecycle.ts`
- **#99027: fix(desktop): keep SSH Windows probe stable against CLIXML progress-stream pollution**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `#132013`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #132013 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-10-05`.