From 8efd3db1b4fdb9468cf5c29ff9cef31b22e18642 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Brooklyn Nicholson <brooklyn.bb.nicholson@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 12 Apr 2026 16:08:03 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] fix: force builds

---
 hermes_cli/main.py | 6 +++---
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/hermes_cli/main.py b/hermes_cli/main.py
index a287dadf9dd..8bef611b0e7 100644
--- a/hermes_cli/main.py
+++ b/hermes_cli/main.py
@@ -786,10 +786,10 @@ def _make_tui_argv(tui_dir: Path, tui_dev: bool) -> tuple[list[str], Path]:
 
     # pre-built dist (nix / HERMES_TUI_DIR) needs no npm at all.
     if not tui_dev:
-        bundled = _find_bundled_tui(tui_dir)
-        if bundled:
+        ext_dir = os.environ.get("HERMES_TUI_DIR")
+        if ext_dir and (Path(ext_dir) / "dist" / "entry.js").exists():
             node = _node_bin("node")
-            return [node, str(bundled / "dist" / "entry.js")], bundled
+            return [node, str(Path(ext_dir) / "dist" / "entry.js")], Path(ext_dir)
 
     npm = _node_bin("npm")
     if not (tui_dir / "node_modules").exists():