hermes-agent/hermes_cli
emozilla 705eaa054a feat(desktop): thin installer + first-launch install.ps1 bootstrap
Converges the Windows packaged desktop installer onto a single canonical
install topology: drop the Electron shell only (~80MB instead of ~500MB),
clone Hermes Agent at a build-time-pinned commit on first launch via
install.ps1's stage protocol, and treat the resulting git checkout at
%LOCALAPPDATA%\hermes\hermes-agent\ as the canonical install location
(same path the CLI installer uses).  Future updates flow through the
existing applyUpdates() git-pull path.

Replaces the previous fat-installer architecture where the .exe bundled
a pre-staged hermes-agent source tree under resources/hermes-agent/ that
was then sync'd into ACTIVE_HERMES_ROOT at launch -- a complicated
factory-vs-active dance with several footguns (FACTORY_HERMES_ROOT
mismatch on path resolve, isGitCheckout guard regressions, pyproject
hash drift detection inside the sync loop).

Architecture overview
---------------------

  Build time
    apps/desktop/scripts/write-build-stamp.cjs writes
    apps/desktop/build/install-stamp.json with {commit, branch, builtAt,
    dirty}.  Honours $GITHUB_SHA / $GITHUB_REF_NAME in CI, falls back to
    `git rev-parse HEAD` locally.

    apps/desktop/scripts/stage-native-deps.cjs copies the runtime subset
    of @homebridge/node-pty-prebuilt-multiarch from the workspace-root
    node_modules into apps/desktop/build/native-deps/.  Workspace dedup
    hoists this dep to the root, out of reach of electron-builder's
    `files:`-restricted collector; staging gives us a deterministic
    path to extraResources.

    electron-builder ships both into resources/install-stamp.json and
    resources/native-deps/ respectively.

  Boot resolver (electron/main.cjs)
    Resolver order:
      1. HERMES_DESKTOP_HERMES_ROOT override
      2. SOURCE_REPO_ROOT (dev mode)
      3. ACTIVE_HERMES_ROOT git checkout WITH .hermes-bootstrap-complete
         marker -- the post-install fast path
      4. `hermes` on PATH (CLI-installed user adding the desktop)
      5. pip-installed hermes_cli via system Python
      6. bootstrap-needed sentinel -> hand off to runBootstrap

    Deletes the entire FACTORY_HERMES_ROOT / RUNTIME_MARKER /
    syncTreeExcludingVenv machinery (-200 lines).  The isGitCheckout
    guard that bit us in the install.ps1 PR is gone.

  First-launch bootstrap (electron/bootstrap-runner.cjs)
    1. Resolve install.ps1: prefer SOURCE_REPO_ROOT/scripts (dev), else
       download from GitHub raw at INSTALL_STAMP.commit (cached at
       HERMES_HOME\bootstrap-cache\install-<sha>.ps1).
    2. Fetch the stage manifest via install.ps1 -Manifest -Commit X
       -Branch Y.
    3. Iterate stages: install.ps1 -Stage <name> -NonInteractive -Json
       -Commit X -Branch Y per stage.
    4. On all stages green: write the .hermes-bootstrap-complete
       marker with {schemaVersion, pinnedCommit, pinnedBranch,
       completedAt, desktopVersion}.

    Per-run log to HERMES_HOME\logs\bootstrap-<ts>.log.  Cancellation
    via AbortSignal.  Manifest cache so retries don't re-download.

  Install overlay (src/components/desktop-install-overlay.tsx)
    Mounted alongside the existing onboarding overlay; flexbox card
    with header (static) + middle (scrollable) + footer (failure-only,
    static).  Subscribes to hermes:bootstrap:event IPC + resyncs from
    hermes:bootstrap:get on mount/reload.  Renders:
      - 14-stage checklist with per-stage state icons
      - Overall progress bar + current-stage spotlight
      - Auto-expanded installer-output panel on failure
      - "Copy output" button (full ring buffer + error to clipboard)
      - "Reload and retry" wired through hermes:bootstrap:reset to
        clear main.cjs's latched failure
    Synthetic empty-manifest event from main.cjs flips the overlay to
    'active' immediately so the slow install.ps1 download doesn't
    leave the user staring at the generic Preparing splash.

  Failure latching (main.cjs)
    bootstrapFailure module-scope variable holds the rejection after
    install.ps1 fails.  startHermes() throws the latched error
    immediately when set, bypassing the entire ensureRuntime +
    runBootstrap chain.  Without this, the renderer's ensureGatewayOpen
    retries would re-run install.ps1 in a 5-10 min hot loop while the
    user was still reading the failure overlay.  Cleared via
    hermes:bootstrap:reset on user-driven retry.

  Unsupported-platform overlay (1F)
    macOS / Linux packaged builds (no install.sh stage protocol yet)
    emit an unsupported-platform event with a copy-pasteable install
    command + docs URL.  Dedicated overlay branch with "Copy command"
    + "I've run it -- retry" buttons.

install.ps1 additions (Phase 1F.3 + 1F.5)
-----------------------------------------

  New -Commit and -Tag string params.  Precedence Commit > Tag >
  Branch.  Honoured by all three code paths (update / fresh clone /
  ZIP fallback), with archive URL selection that handles each
  ref-type variant.  Detached-HEAD checkouts intentionally -- they're
  pins, not branches the user pulls into.

  EAP=Continue wrap around the new pin-step git invocations.  `git
  fetch origin <commit>` writes the routine 'From <url>' info line to
  stderr; under the script's global EAP=Stop that terminates the
  script even though fetch+checkout succeed.  Matches the established
  pattern in Install-Uv, Test-Python, _Run-NpmInstall.

Backend fix (hermes_cli/web_server.py)
--------------------------------------

  CORS allow_origin_regex now accepts Origin: 'null'.  Packaged
  Electron loads index.html via file://; Chromium sets the WebSocket
  upgrade Origin header to the opaque origin 'null', which the old
  regex rejected with HTTP 403 before gateway_ws() ever ran.  This
  failure mode was masked in the older FACTORY_HERMES_ROOT
  architecture because the resolver often found an existing hermes
  on PATH with different binding behavior.

  Security maintained: localhost-only bind keeps cross-machine pages
  out; per-process session token still gates every authenticated
  /api/ endpoint regardless of Origin.

Desktop QoL
-----------

  DevTools is now enabled in packaged builds (F12 / Cmd+Opt+I).
  Field-debugging trade-off: tiny attack surface increase versus
  a much better support story when CSP / WS / theme issues surface.

  NSIS prereq-check page deleted (-767 lines).  The standard
  Welcome -> License -> Directory -> InstallFiles -> Finish wizard
  now installs without custom Python/Git/ripgrep detection -- those
  prereqs are install.ps1's job at first launch.

Test infrastructure (Phase 1G)
------------------------------

  apps/desktop/scripts/test-desktop.mjs rewritten as a cross-platform
  bundle validator (was darwin-only and asserted on dead factory-
  payload paths):
    NEGATIVE: hermes_cli/main.py is NOT shipped (regression guard)
    POSITIVE: install-stamp.json carries a real commit + branch
    POSITIVE: node-pty native deps shipped under resources/native-deps
    POSITIVE: renderer dist/index.html reachable (asar or unpacked)
  New nsis mode and npm run test:desktop:nsis script.

Validated end-to-end on clean Win10 VM
--------------------------------------

  Confirmed: NSIS installer drops Electron shell, app launches,
  install overlay shows progress, install.ps1 clones the pinned
  commit, 14 stages run to completion, marker written, backend
  spawns, WebSocket connects, onboarding overlay asks for API key,
  main UI loads, integrated terminal works.

  Failures handled: bootstrap stays failed (no hot-loop retry),
  "Copy output" gives actionable transcript, "Reload and retry"
  explicitly re-runs install.ps1.

What's deferred
---------------

  - MSIX wrapping (Phase 2): same Electron .exe under MSIX manifest
    with runFullTrust, signed and submitted to Microsoft Store.
  - install.sh stage protocol parity (Phase 2): once shipped, the
    unsupported-platform overlay becomes drive-it-yourself and
    macOS/Linux packaged installers gain feature parity with Windows.
2026-05-18 02:26:46 -04:00
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proxy fix(proxy): suppress false-positive windows-footgun on guarded add_signal_handler 2026-05-14 15:57:59 -07:00
__init__.py chore: release v0.14.0 (2026.5.16) (#26862) 2026-05-16 02:58:57 -07:00
_parser.py fix: add dashboard to CLI help epilogue and Docker CI smoke test 2026-05-07 06:16:23 -07:00
_subprocess_compat.py feat(windows): close remaining POSIX-only landmines — TUI crash, kanban waitpid, AF_UNIX sandbox, /bin/bash, npm .cmd shims, cwd tracking, detach flags 2026-05-08 14:27:40 -07:00
auth.py fix(auth): point SSH OAuth users at the tunnel they actually need (#26592) 2026-05-15 14:27:50 -07:00
auth_commands.py feat(xai-oauth): add xAI Grok OAuth (SuperGrok Subscription) provider 2026-05-15 12:11:32 -07:00
azure_detect.py chore: remove unused imports and dead locals (ruff F401, F841) (#17010) 2026-04-28 06:46:45 -07:00
backup.py chore: ruff auto-fix PLR6201 — tuple → set in membership tests (#23937) 2026-05-11 11:13:25 -07:00
banner.py refactor: DRY cleanup from code review 2026-05-15 14:45:43 -07:00
browser_connect.py fix(browser): address Copilot review on /browser connect 2026-04-28 22:11:10 -07:00
callbacks.py fix: ESC cancels secret/sudo prompts, clearer skip messaging (#9902) 2026-04-14 16:11:37 -07:00
checkpoints.py chore: ruff auto-fix PLR6201 — tuple → set in membership tests (#23937) 2026-05-11 11:13:25 -07:00
claw.py chore: ruff auto-fix PLR6201 — tuple → set in membership tests (#23937) 2026-05-11 11:13:25 -07:00
cli_output.py refactor: remove dead code — 1,784 lines across 77 files (#9180) 2026-04-13 16:32:04 -07:00
clipboard.py fix(clipboard): only read PNG signature bytes, not entire file 2026-05-13 22:54:21 -07:00
codex_models.py chore: ruff auto-fix PLR6201 — tuple → set in membership tests (#23937) 2026-05-11 11:13:25 -07:00
codex_runtime_plugin_migration.py fix(codex-runtime): de-dup [plugins.X] tables and stop leaking HERMES_HOME into config.toml 2026-05-15 02:31:30 -07:00
codex_runtime_switch.py feat(codex-runtime): optional codex app-server runtime for OpenAI/Codex models (#24182) 2026-05-13 17:18:15 -07:00
colors.py feat: respect NO_COLOR env var and TERM=dumb (#4079) 2026-03-30 17:07:21 -07:00
commands.py feat(cli): add /exit --delete flag to remove session on quit (#27101) 2026-05-16 12:51:08 -07:00
completion.py test(cli): strengthen zsh completion regression coverage 2026-05-13 09:34:15 -07:00
config.py Merge branch 'main' into bb/gui 2026-05-17 02:02:28 -04:00
copilot_auth.py chore: ruff auto-fix PLR6201 — tuple → set in membership tests (#23937) 2026-05-11 11:13:25 -07:00
cron.py feat(cron): support name-based lookup for job operations 2026-05-15 01:36:03 -07:00
curator.py chore: ruff auto-fix PLR6201 — tuple → set in membership tests (#23937) 2026-05-11 11:13:25 -07:00
curses_ui.py chore: ruff auto-fix PLR6201 — tuple → set in membership tests (#23937) 2026-05-11 11:13:25 -07:00
debug.py fix(debug): redact log content at upload time in hermes debug share 2026-05-03 11:42:20 -07:00
default_soul.py fix: reset default SOUL.md to baseline identity text (#3159) 2026-03-26 01:34:27 -07:00
dep_ensure.py refactor: DRY cleanup from code review 2026-05-15 14:45:43 -07:00
dingtalk_auth.py chore: ruff auto-fix PLR6201 — tuple → set in membership tests (#23937) 2026-05-11 11:13:25 -07:00
doctor.py fix(doctor): suppress stale direct-key issues when oauth is healthy 2026-05-16 02:21:17 -07:00
dump.py refactor(env): use shared Hermes dotenv loader 2026-05-05 10:13:13 -07:00
env_loader.py feat(cross-platform): psutil for PID/process management + Windows footgun checker 2026-05-08 14:27:40 -07:00
fallback_cmd.py chore: ruff auto-fix PLR6201 — tuple → set in membership tests (#23937) 2026-05-11 11:13:25 -07:00
gateway.py fix(gateway): add missing logger definition to prevent NameError in _all_platforms 2026-05-16 22:43:08 -07:00
gateway_windows.py fix(gateway): preserve Ctrl+C for Windows foreground runs 2026-05-09 14:34:18 -07:00
goals.py fix(goals): raise judge max_tokens 200 → 4096, make configurable 2026-05-14 23:44:06 -07:00
hooks.py chore: ruff auto-fix PLR6201 — tuple → set in membership tests (#23937) 2026-05-11 11:13:25 -07:00
inventory.py refactor(inventory): extract shared ConfigContext + build_models_payload 2026-05-13 22:31:11 -07:00
kanban.py fix(kanban): --severity filter uses >= comparison per documented behavior (#26379) 2026-05-16 22:54:22 -07:00
kanban_db.py chore: ruff auto-fix PLR6201 — tuple → set in membership tests (#23937) 2026-05-11 11:13:25 -07:00
kanban_diagnostics.py chore: ruff auto-fix PLR6201 — tuple → set in membership tests (#23937) 2026-05-11 11:13:25 -07:00
kanban_specify.py feat(nous): unified client=hermes-client-v<version> tag on every Portal request (#24779) 2026-05-12 20:49:20 -07:00
logs.py Add dedicated GUI log stream for dashboard debugging. 2026-05-15 15:38:50 -05:00
main.py Merge branch 'main' into bb/gui 2026-05-17 02:02:28 -04:00
mcp_config.py fix(mcp): pre-compile env-var regex and unify interpolation 2026-05-15 01:43:54 -07:00
memory_setup.py fix: restrict .env file permissions to 0600 2026-05-14 07:59:38 -07:00
model_catalog.py codebase: add encoding='utf-8' to all bare open() calls (PLW1514) 2026-05-08 14:27:40 -07:00
model_normalize.py fix(opencode-go): keep users on opencode-go instead of hijacking to native providers (#20802) 2026-05-06 09:08:33 -07:00
model_switch.py chore: ruff auto-fix PLR6201 — tuple → set in membership tests (#23937) 2026-05-11 11:13:25 -07:00
models.py fix: detect gh-copilot deprecation and improve GitHub Models 413 errors (#10648) 2026-05-16 02:24:48 -07:00
nous_subscription.py feat(web): add SearXNG as a native search-only backend 2026-05-06 10:05:29 -07:00
oneshot.py fix: make session search initialize session db 2026-05-09 14:36:58 -07:00
pairing.py fix(pairing): enforce lockout on approve_code, not just generate_code (#10195) (#21325) 2026-05-07 07:18:21 -07:00
platforms.py feat: complete plugin platform parity — all 12 integration points 2026-04-29 21:56:51 -07:00
plugins.py feat(plugins): tool override flag for replacing built-in tools (closes #11049) (#26759) 2026-05-15 22:12:57 -07:00
plugins_cmd.py test(plugins): cover _discover_all_plugins recursion + cross-link loader 2026-05-16 17:15:19 -07:00
profile_distribution.py feat(profile): shareable profile distributions via git (#20831) 2026-05-08 10:04:32 -07:00
profiles.py refactor(profiles): remove dead generate_bash_completion / generate_zsh_completion 2026-05-13 09:34:15 -07:00
providers.py feat(xai-oauth): add xAI Grok OAuth (SuperGrok Subscription) provider 2026-05-15 12:11:32 -07:00
pt_input_extras.py fix(cli): make Ctrl+Enter insert newline on WSL/SSH/Windows Terminal (#22777) 2026-05-09 12:48:14 -07:00
pty_bridge.py chore: ruff auto-fix PLR6201 — tuple → set in membership tests (#23937) 2026-05-11 11:13:25 -07:00
relaunch.py fix(windows): prefer npm.cmd over npm.ps1, skip .py argv0 in relaunch 2026-05-08 14:27:40 -07:00
runtime_provider.py feat(xai-oauth): add xAI Grok OAuth (SuperGrok Subscription) provider 2026-05-15 12:11:32 -07:00
security_advisories.py feat(security): supply-chain advisory checker + lazy-install framework + tiered install fallback (#24220) 2026-05-12 01:02:25 -07:00
send_cmd.py fix(review): address Copilot follow-up on sanitizer and file decode errors 2026-05-16 23:00:58 -05:00
session_recap.py feat(status): append session recap to /status output (#27176) 2026-05-16 16:51:42 -07:00
setup.py feat(xai-oauth): add xAI Grok OAuth (SuperGrok Subscription) provider 2026-05-15 12:11:32 -07:00
skills_config.py refactor(config): migrate remaining 33 cfg_get call sites (#17311) 2026-04-29 04:03:03 -07:00
skills_hub.py chore: ruff auto-fix PLR6201 — tuple → set in membership tests (#23937) 2026-05-11 11:13:25 -07:00
skin_engine.py fix(cli): kill resize scrollback duplication + light-mode visibility 2026-05-14 23:23:32 -07:00
slack_cli.py fix(slack): enable writable app home DMs in manifest 2026-05-08 17:01:12 -07:00
status.py chore: remove Atropos RL environments and tinker-atropos integration (#26106) 2026-05-15 10:36:38 +05:30
stdio.py chore: ruff auto-fix PLR6201 — tuple → set in membership tests (#23937) 2026-05-11 11:13:25 -07:00
timeouts.py refactor(timeouts): drop redundant ImportError in except clause 2026-04-26 20:48:20 -07:00
tips.py feat: Ctrl+Enter inserts newline on Windows Terminal 2026-05-08 14:27:40 -07:00
tools_config.py fix(plugins): remove unreachable hermes tools → Langfuse path 2026-05-16 17:15:19 -07:00
uninstall.py chore: ruff auto-fix PLR6201 — tuple → set in membership tests (#23937) 2026-05-11 11:13:25 -07:00
vercel_auth.py feat: add Vercel Sandbox backend 2026-04-29 07:22:33 -07:00
voice.py fix(tui): restore voice push-to-talk parity (#20897) 2026-05-06 15:49:59 -07:00
web_server.py feat(desktop): thin installer + first-launch install.ps1 bootstrap 2026-05-18 02:26:46 -04:00
webhook.py chore: ruff auto-fix PLR6201 — tuple → set in membership tests (#23937) 2026-05-11 11:13:25 -07:00