feat(computer-use): refresh cua-driver on hermes update + add install --upgrade (#24063)

cua-driver was only installed once on toolset enable: `_run_post_setup` early-returns when the binary is already on PATH, so upstream fixes (e.g. v0.1.6 Safari window-focus fix) never reached existing users without manual reinstall.

Two refresh points now:
- `hermes update` re-runs the upstream installer at the end of the update if cua-driver is on PATH (macOS-only, no-op otherwise). Ties driver freshness to the user-controlled update cadence — no startup latency, no per-launch GitHub API call.
- `hermes computer-use install --upgrade` for manual force-refresh.

The upstream `install.sh` always pulls the latest release, so re-running is the canonical upgrade path. No version-comparison logic needed.

`hermes computer-use status` now shows the installed version, and points at `--upgrade` for refreshing.

hermes_cli/main.py

@@ -7801,6 +7801,22 @@ def _cmd_update_impl(args, gateway_mode: bool):
         except Exception as e:
             logger.debug("FHS PATH guard check failed: %s", e)
 
+        # Refresh the cua-driver binary used by the Computer Use toolset.
+        # The upstream installer is gated on macOS and on the binary already
+        # being on PATH, so this is a no-op for users who don't have it.
+        # Tying the refresh to ``hermes update`` gives users a predictable
+        # cadence (matches when they pull new agent code) without adding
+        # startup latency or a per-launch GitHub API call.
+        try:
+            if sys.platform == "darwin" and shutil.which("cua-driver"):
+                from hermes_cli.tools_config import install_cua_driver
+
+                print()
+                print("→ Refreshing cua-driver (Computer Use)...")
+                install_cua_driver(upgrade=True)
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.debug("cua-driver refresh failed: %s", e)
+
         # Write exit code *before* the gateway restart attempt.
         # When running as ``hermes update --gateway`` (spawned by the gateway's
         # /update command), this process lives inside the gateway's systemd
@@ -10801,10 +10817,19 @@ Examples:
     )
     computer_use_sub = computer_use_parser.add_subparsers(dest="computer_use_action")
 
-    computer_use_sub.add_parser(
+    computer_use_install = computer_use_sub.add_parser(
         "install",
         help="Install or repair the cua-driver binary (macOS)",
     )
+    computer_use_install.add_argument(
+        "--upgrade",
+        action="store_true",
+        help=(
+            "Re-run the upstream installer even if cua-driver is already on "
+            "PATH. The upstream install.sh always pulls the latest release, "
+            "so this performs an in-place upgrade."
+        ),
+    )
     computer_use_sub.add_parser(
         "status",
         help="Print whether cua-driver is installed and on PATH",
@@ -10813,14 +10838,27 @@ Examples:
     def cmd_computer_use(args):
         action = getattr(args, "computer_use_action", None)
         if action == "install":
-            from hermes_cli.tools_config import _run_post_setup
+            from hermes_cli.tools_config import install_cua_driver
-            _run_post_setup("cua_driver")
+            install_cua_driver(upgrade=bool(getattr(args, "upgrade", False)))
             return
         if action == "status":
             import shutil
+            import subprocess
             path = shutil.which("cua-driver")
             if path:
-                print(f"cua-driver: installed at {path}")
+                version = ""
+                try:
+                    version = subprocess.run(
+                        ["cua-driver", "--version"],
+                        capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=5,
+                    ).stdout.strip()
+                except Exception:
+                    pass
+                if version:
+                    print(f"cua-driver: installed at {path} ({version})")
+                else:
+                    print(f"cua-driver: installed at {path}")
+                print("  Refresh to latest: hermes computer-use install --upgrade")
                 return
             print("cua-driver: not installed")
             print("  Run: hermes computer-use install")

hermes_cli/tools_config.py

@@ -591,6 +591,132 @@ def _pip_install(
     )
 
 
+def install_cua_driver(upgrade: bool = False) -> bool:
+    """Install or refresh the cua-driver binary used by Computer Use.
+
+    The upstream installer always pulls the latest release tag, so re-running
+    it is the canonical way to upgrade. We expose two modes:
+
+    * ``upgrade=False`` — original post-setup behaviour: skip if already
+      installed, install otherwise. Used by the toolset enable flow where
+      we don't want to surprise the user with a network fetch.
+    * ``upgrade=True`` — always re-run the installer (or call ``cua-driver
+      update`` if the binary supports it). Used by ``hermes update`` and
+      by ``hermes computer-use install --upgrade``.
+
+    Returns True iff cua-driver is installed (or successfully refreshed)
+    when the function returns. macOS-only — silently returns False on
+    other platforms.
+    """
+    import platform as _plat
+    import shutil
+    import subprocess
+
+    if _plat.system() != "Darwin":
+        if upgrade:
+            # Silent on non-macOS — `hermes update` calls this for every
+            # user; only macOS users with cua-driver care.
+            return False
+        _print_warning("    Computer Use (cua-driver) is macOS-only; skipping.")
+        return False
+
+    binary = shutil.which("cua-driver")
+
+    # Not installed → fresh install path (only when caller asked for it).
+    if not binary and not upgrade:
+        if not shutil.which("curl"):
+            _print_warning("    curl not found — install manually:")
+            _print_info("      https://github.com/trycua/cua/blob/main/libs/cua-driver/README.md")
+            return False
+        return _run_cua_driver_installer(label="Installing")
+
+    # Already installed and caller didn't ask to upgrade → just confirm.
+    if binary and not upgrade:
+        try:
+            version = subprocess.run(
+                ["cua-driver", "--version"],
+                capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=5,
+            ).stdout.strip()
+            _print_success(f"    cua-driver already installed: {version or 'unknown version'}")
+        except Exception:
+            _print_success("    cua-driver already installed.")
+        _print_info("    Grant macOS permissions if not done yet:")
+        _print_info("      System Settings > Privacy & Security > Accessibility")
+        _print_info("      System Settings > Privacy & Security > Screen Recording")
+        return True
+
+    # upgrade=True path — refresh to the latest upstream release.
+    if not shutil.which("curl"):
+        _print_warning("    curl not found — cannot refresh cua-driver.")
+        return bool(binary)
+
+    if binary:
+        # Show before/after version when we have a baseline. Best-effort.
+        try:
+            before = subprocess.run(
+                ["cua-driver", "--version"],
+                capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=5,
+            ).stdout.strip()
+        except Exception:
+            before = ""
+    else:
+        before = ""
+
+    ok = _run_cua_driver_installer(label="Refreshing", verbose=False)
+    if ok and before:
+        try:
+            after = subprocess.run(
+                ["cua-driver", "--version"],
+                capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=5,
+            ).stdout.strip()
+            if after and after != before:
+                _print_success(f"    cua-driver upgraded: {before} → {after}")
+            elif after:
+                _print_info(f"    cua-driver up to date: {after}")
+        except Exception:
+            pass
+    return ok
+
+
+def _run_cua_driver_installer(label: str = "Installing", verbose: bool = True) -> bool:
+    """Run the upstream cua-driver install.sh. Returns True on success.
+
+    The script is idempotent: it always downloads the latest release, so
+    re-running it on an already-installed system performs an upgrade.
+    """
+    import shutil
+    import subprocess
+
+    install_cmd = (
+        "/bin/bash -c \"$(curl -fsSL "
+        "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/trycua/cua/main/"
+        "libs/cua-driver/scripts/install.sh)\""
+    )
+    if verbose:
+        _print_info(f"    {label} cua-driver (macOS background computer-use)...")
+    else:
+        _print_info(f"    {label} cua-driver...")
+    try:
+        result = subprocess.run(install_cmd, shell=True, timeout=300)
+        if result.returncode == 0 and shutil.which("cua-driver"):
+            if verbose:
+                _print_success("    cua-driver installed.")
+                _print_info("    IMPORTANT — grant macOS permissions now:")
+                _print_info("      System Settings > Privacy & Security > Accessibility")
+                _print_info("      System Settings > Privacy & Security > Screen Recording")
+                _print_info("    Both must allow the terminal / Hermes process.")
+            return True
+        _print_warning(f"    cua-driver {label.lower()} did not complete. Re-run manually:")
+        _print_info(f"      {install_cmd}")
+        return False
+    except subprocess.TimeoutExpired:
+        _print_warning(f"    cua-driver {label.lower()} timed out. Re-run manually.")
+        return False
+    except Exception as e:
+        _print_warning(f"    cua-driver {label.lower()} failed: {e}")
+        return False
+
+
 def _run_post_setup(post_setup_key: str):
     """Run post-setup hooks for tools that need extra installation steps."""
     import shutil
@@ -729,51 +855,7 @@ def _run_post_setup(post_setup_key: str):
             _print_info("      docker run -p 9377:9377 -e CAMOFOX_PORT=9377 jo-inc/camofox-browser")
 
     elif post_setup_key == "cua_driver":
-        # cua-driver provides macOS background computer-use (SkyLight SPIs).
+        install_cua_driver(upgrade=False)
-        # Install via upstream curl script if the binary isn't on $PATH yet.
-        import platform as _plat
-        import subprocess
-        if _plat.system() != "Darwin":
-            _print_warning("    Computer Use (cua-driver) is macOS-only; skipping.")
-            return
-        if shutil.which("cua-driver"):
-            try:
-                version = subprocess.run(
-                    ["cua-driver", "--version"],
-                    capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=5,
-                ).stdout.strip()
-                _print_success(f"    cua-driver already installed: {version or 'unknown version'}")
-            except Exception:
-                _print_success("    cua-driver already installed.")
-            _print_info("    Grant macOS permissions if not done yet:")
-            _print_info("      System Settings > Privacy & Security > Accessibility")
-            _print_info("      System Settings > Privacy & Security > Screen Recording")
-            return
-        if not shutil.which("curl"):
-            _print_warning("    curl not found — install manually:")
-            _print_info("      https://github.com/trycua/cua/blob/main/libs/cua-driver/README.md")
-            return
-        _print_info("    Installing cua-driver (macOS background computer-use)...")
-        try:
-            install_cmd = (
-                "/bin/bash -c \"$(curl -fsSL "
-                "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/trycua/cua/main/"
-                "libs/cua-driver/scripts/install.sh)\""
-            )
-            result = subprocess.run(install_cmd, shell=True, timeout=300)
-            if result.returncode == 0 and shutil.which("cua-driver"):
-                _print_success("    cua-driver installed.")
-                _print_info("    IMPORTANT — grant macOS permissions now:")
-                _print_info("      System Settings > Privacy & Security > Accessibility")
-                _print_info("      System Settings > Privacy & Security > Screen Recording")
-                _print_info("    Both must allow the terminal / Hermes process.")
-            else:
-                _print_warning("    cua-driver install did not complete. Re-run manually:")
-                _print_info(f"      {install_cmd}")
-        except subprocess.TimeoutExpired:
-            _print_warning("    cua-driver install timed out. Re-run manually.")
-        except Exception as e:
-            _print_warning(f"    cua-driver install failed: {e}")
 
     elif post_setup_key == "kittentts":
         try:

tests/hermes_cli/test_install_cua_driver.py

@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+"""Tests for ``install_cua_driver`` upgrade semantics.
+
+The cua-driver upstream installer always pulls the latest release tag, so
+re-running it is the canonical upgrade path. ``install_cua_driver(upgrade=True)``
+must:
+
+* Be macOS-only — no-op silently on Linux/Windows so ``hermes update`` can
+  call it unconditionally without warning every non-macOS user.
+* Re-run the installer even when the binary is already on PATH (this is the
+  fix for the "we only pulled cua-driver once on enable" complaint).
+* Preserve original ``upgrade=False`` behaviour for the toolset-enable flow:
+  skip if installed, install otherwise, warn on non-macOS.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from unittest.mock import patch
+
+
+class TestInstallCuaDriverUpgrade:
+    def test_upgrade_on_non_macos_is_silent_noop(self):
+        """``hermes update`` calls install_cua_driver(upgrade=True) for every
+        user. On Linux/Windows it must return False without printing the
+        "macOS-only; skipping" warning that the toolset-enable path emits."""
+        from hermes_cli import tools_config
+
+        with patch.object(tools_config, "_print_warning") as warn, \
+             patch("platform.system", return_value="Linux"):
+            assert tools_config.install_cua_driver(upgrade=True) is False
+            warn.assert_not_called()
+
+    def test_non_upgrade_on_non_macos_warns(self):
+        """The toolset-enable path (upgrade=False) should still warn loudly
+        when the user tries to enable Computer Use on a non-macOS host."""
+        from hermes_cli import tools_config
+
+        with patch.object(tools_config, "_print_warning") as warn, \
+             patch("platform.system", return_value="Linux"):
+            assert tools_config.install_cua_driver(upgrade=False) is False
+            warn.assert_called()
+
+    def test_upgrade_on_macos_with_binary_runs_installer(self):
+        """When cua-driver is already on PATH and upgrade=True, we must
+        re-run the upstream installer (this is the fix for the bug report).
+        """
+        from hermes_cli import tools_config
+
+        with patch("platform.system", return_value="Darwin"), \
+             patch.object(tools_config.shutil, "which",
+                          side_effect=lambda n: "/usr/local/bin/" + n
+                                                 if n in ("cua-driver", "curl") else None), \
+             patch.object(tools_config, "_run_cua_driver_installer",
+                          return_value=True) as runner, \
+             patch("subprocess.run"):
+            assert tools_config.install_cua_driver(upgrade=True) is True
+            runner.assert_called_once()
+            # Refresh path uses non-verbose mode so we don't re-print the
+            # "grant macOS permissions" block on every `hermes update`.
+            kwargs = runner.call_args.kwargs
+            assert kwargs.get("verbose") is False
+
+    def test_upgrade_on_macos_without_binary_runs_installer(self):
+        """upgrade=True with cua-driver missing must still trigger an
+        install — equivalent to a fresh install. (Don't silently no-op.)"""
+        from hermes_cli import tools_config
+
+        with patch("platform.system", return_value="Darwin"), \
+             patch.object(tools_config.shutil, "which",
+                          side_effect=lambda n: "/usr/bin/curl" if n == "curl" else None), \
+             patch.object(tools_config, "_run_cua_driver_installer",
+                          return_value=True) as runner:
+            assert tools_config.install_cua_driver(upgrade=True) is True
+            runner.assert_called_once()
+
+    def test_non_upgrade_on_macos_with_binary_skips_install(self):
+        """Original toolset-enable behaviour: cua-driver already installed
+        + upgrade=False → confirm and return without re-running installer.
+        This is the behaviour that ``hermes tools`` (re)enable depends on,
+        so the new helper must not regress it."""
+        from hermes_cli import tools_config
+
+        with patch("platform.system", return_value="Darwin"), \
+             patch.object(tools_config.shutil, "which",
+                          side_effect=lambda n: "/usr/local/bin/" + n
+                                                 if n in ("cua-driver", "curl") else None), \
+             patch.object(tools_config, "_run_cua_driver_installer") as runner, \
+             patch("subprocess.run"):
+            assert tools_config.install_cua_driver(upgrade=False) is True
+            runner.assert_not_called()
+
+    def test_non_upgrade_on_macos_without_binary_runs_installer(self):
+        """Original fresh-install path must still work."""
+        from hermes_cli import tools_config
+
+        with patch("platform.system", return_value="Darwin"), \
+             patch.object(tools_config.shutil, "which",
+                          side_effect=lambda n: "/usr/bin/curl" if n == "curl" else None), \
+             patch.object(tools_config, "_run_cua_driver_installer",
+                          return_value=True) as runner:
+            assert tools_config.install_cua_driver(upgrade=False) is True
+            runner.assert_called_once()
+
+    def test_upgrade_without_curl_does_not_crash(self):
+        """If curl isn't on PATH we can't refresh — must warn and return
+        the current install state, not raise."""
+        from hermes_cli import tools_config
+
+        # cua-driver present, curl missing.
+        def _which(name):
+            return "/usr/local/bin/cua-driver" if name == "cua-driver" else None
+
+        with patch("platform.system", return_value="Darwin"), \
+             patch.object(tools_config.shutil, "which", side_effect=_which), \
+             patch.object(tools_config, "_print_warning"):
+            assert tools_config.install_cua_driver(upgrade=True) is True

website/docs/reference/cli-commands.md

@@ -976,7 +976,8 @@ Subcommands:
 | Subcommand | Description |
 |------------|-------------|
 | `install` | Run the upstream cua-driver installer (macOS only). |
-| `status` | Print whether `cua-driver` is on `$PATH`. |
+| `install --upgrade` | Re-run the installer even if cua-driver is already on PATH. The upstream script always pulls the latest release, so this performs an in-place upgrade. |
+| `status` | Print whether `cua-driver` is on `$PATH` and which version is installed. |
 
 `hermes computer-use install` is the stable entry point for installing the
 [cua-driver](https://github.com/trycua/cua) binary used by the
@@ -985,6 +986,11 @@ Subcommands:
 to use for re-running the install if the toolset toggle didn't trigger
 it (for example, on returning-user setups).
 
+`hermes update` automatically re-runs the upstream installer at the end
+of the update if cua-driver is on PATH, so most users will not need to
+call `--upgrade` manually. Use it when upstream ships a fix you want
+right now without waiting for the next Hermes update.
+
 ## `hermes sessions`
 
 ```bash

website/docs/user-guide/features/computer-use.md

@@ -57,6 +57,23 @@ After installing, regardless of which path you took:
    ```
    or add `computer_use` to your enabled toolsets in `~/.hermes/config.yaml`.
 
+## Keeping cua-driver up to date
+
+The cua-driver project ships fixes regularly (e.g. v0.1.6 fixed a Safari
+window-focus bug for UTM workflows). Hermes refreshes the binary in two
+places so you don't get stuck on a stale release:
+
+- **`hermes update`** — when you update Hermes itself, if `cua-driver` is
+  on PATH the upstream installer re-runs at the end of the update.
+  No-op for non-macOS users and for users without cua-driver installed.
+- **`hermes computer-use install --upgrade`** — manual force-refresh.
+  Re-runs the upstream installer regardless of whether cua-driver is
+  already installed. Use this when you want the latest fix without
+  waiting for the next agent update.
+
+`hermes computer-use status` shows the installed version next to the
+binary path.
+
 ## Quick example
 
 User prompt: *"Find my latest email from Stripe and summarise what they want me to do."*