hermes-agent/apps/desktop/electron/main.cjs
emozilla 61fb5a48b7 refactor(desktop): align install layout with install.ps1 / install.sh
Make the desktop app's runtime layout match what scripts/install.ps1 and
scripts/install.sh produce, so a desktop-only user and a CLI-only user end
up with the same files in the same places and can share one install.

Layout
- ACTIVE_HERMES_ROOT = HERMES_HOME/hermes-agent  (was: process.resourcesPath/hermes-agent, read-only)
- VENV_ROOT          = HERMES_HOME/hermes-agent/venv  (was: userData/hermes-runtime)
- desktop.log        = HERMES_HOME/logs/desktop.log  (was: userData/desktop.log)
- HERMES_HOME default: %LOCALAPPDATA%\hermes on Windows, ~/.hermes elsewhere

The packaged .app/.exe still ships a read-only payload at
process.resourcesPath/hermes-agent (FACTORY_HERMES_ROOT). On first launch
or after an installer-driven upgrade we sync factory -> active, then
provision the venv and run pip install -e . against the active root.

Key behaviors
- Pin HERMES_HOME in the spawned Python's env so get_hermes_home() resolves
  to the same path resolveHermesHome() picked. Without this, Python falls
  back to ~/.hermes on every platform - fine on mac/linux, a split-state
  bug on Windows where our default is %LOCALAPPDATA%\hermes.
- Detect developer installs by .git presence at ACTIVE; never overwrite
  a user's checkout via factory sync.
- Marker at ACTIVE/.hermes-desktop-runtime.json (schema v4) tracks
  pyproject hash + factory version + runtime schema version. depsFresh
  fast-paths when nothing changed.
- Dev (npm run dev) prefers SOURCE_REPO_ROOT over ACTIVE so devs run
  their local edits, not whatever's under HERMES_HOME.
- Better error messages distinguish "no payload" from "no Python".
- Preserve a legacy ~/.hermes on Windows when no %LOCALAPPDATA%\hermes
  exists, so users with prior pip/manual installs aren't orphaned.

pyproject.toml
- Promote fastapi, uvicorn[standard], ptyprocess (non-Windows), and
  pywinpty (Windows) to main dependencies. The dashboard backend
  (hermes dashboard) needs them at runtime; the previous lazy-import
  fallback was a footgun for fresh installs.
- Empty the [pty] optional-extra; kept as a no-op back-compat alias for
  any existing pip install hermes-agent[pty] invocations.

Drops the hardcoded BUNDLED_RUNTIME_REQUIREMENTS list in main.cjs - the
desktop now installs whatever pyproject.toml says, single source of truth.

Files
- apps/desktop/electron/main.cjs:    runtime layout, HERMES_HOME pin,
                                      factory->active sync, marker v4
- apps/desktop/scripts/test-desktop.mjs:  track new venv location
- apps/desktop/README.md:            new Setup, Runtime Bootstrap, and
                                      Debugging sections
- pyproject.toml:                    fastapi/uvicorn/pty backends in main
                                      dependencies; [pty] extra emptied

Tested locally on Windows: npm run dev boots cleanly, sessions land at
the new location, type-check + lint + test:desktop:platforms all pass.
Verified end-to-end on a fresh Win11 VM via dist:win installer.

Known gaps (filed as follow-ups, not in this PR):
- Skills not seeded on packaged installs (sync_skills only runs in
  cmd_chat, not cmd_dashboard). Need to move to shared pre-dispatch.
- Git Bash not bundled or detected; agent's terminal tool errors out
  with a useful message but desktop bootstrapper should pre-flight it.
- install.ps1 / install.sh should be decomposed into composable phase
  libraries so the desktop bootstrapper can reuse them as a single
  source of truth across all install surfaces.
2026-05-11 00:43:46 -04:00

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const {
app,
BrowserWindow,
Menu,
Notification,
clipboard,
dialog,
ipcMain,
nativeImage,
safeStorage,
session,
shell,
systemPreferences
} = require('electron')
const crypto = require('node:crypto')
const fs = require('node:fs')
const http = require('node:http')
const https = require('node:https')
const net = require('node:net')
const path = require('node:path')
const { fileURLToPath, pathToFileURL } = require('node:url')
const { spawn } = require('node:child_process')
const {
bundledRuntimeImportCheck,
isWindowsBinaryPathInWsl,
isWslEnvironment
} = require('./bootstrap-platform.cjs')
const USER_DATA_OVERRIDE = process.env.HERMES_DESKTOP_USER_DATA_DIR
if (USER_DATA_OVERRIDE) {
const resolvedUserData = path.resolve(USER_DATA_OVERRIDE)
fs.mkdirSync(resolvedUserData, { recursive: true })
app.setPath('userData', resolvedUserData)
}
const PORT_FLOOR = 9120
const PORT_CEILING = 9199
const DEV_SERVER = process.env.HERMES_DESKTOP_DEV_SERVER
const IS_PACKAGED = app.isPackaged
const IS_MAC = process.platform === 'darwin'
const IS_WINDOWS = process.platform === 'win32'
const IS_WSL = isWslEnvironment()
const APP_ROOT = app.getAppPath()
const SOURCE_REPO_ROOT = path.resolve(APP_ROOT, '../..')
// HERMES_HOME — the user-facing root for everything Hermes-related. Mirrors
// scripts/install.ps1's $HermesHome and scripts/install.sh's $HERMES_HOME.
//
// Defaults:
// Windows: %LOCALAPPDATA%\hermes (matches install.ps1)
// macOS / Linux: ~/.hermes (matches install.sh)
//
// Special case for Windows: if the user has a legacy ~/.hermes directory
// (e.g., from a prior pip install or a manual setup) AND no
// %LOCALAPPDATA%\hermes yet, prefer the legacy path so we don't orphan their
// existing config / sessions / .env. New installs go to %LOCALAPPDATA%.
//
// HERMES_DESKTOP_USER_DATA_DIR (used by test:desktop:fresh) puts the sandbox
// HERMES_HOME beneath the throwaway userData dir so a fresh-install run never
// touches the user's real ~/.hermes / %LOCALAPPDATA%\hermes.
function resolveHermesHome() {
if (process.env.HERMES_HOME) return path.resolve(process.env.HERMES_HOME)
if (USER_DATA_OVERRIDE) return path.join(path.resolve(USER_DATA_OVERRIDE), 'hermes-home')
if (IS_WINDOWS && process.env.LOCALAPPDATA) {
const localappdata = path.join(process.env.LOCALAPPDATA, 'hermes')
const legacy = path.join(app.getPath('home'), '.hermes')
// Migrate transparently to LOCALAPPDATA, but honour an existing legacy
// ~/.hermes setup (no LOCALAPPDATA install yet) so users don't lose state.
if (!directoryExists(localappdata) && directoryExists(legacy)) return legacy
return localappdata
}
return path.join(app.getPath('home'), '.hermes')
}
const HERMES_HOME = resolveHermesHome()
// ACTIVE_HERMES_ROOT — the canonical mutable Hermes install. Same path
// install.ps1 / install.sh use, so a desktop-only user and a CLI-only user end
// up with identical layouts and can share one install.
const ACTIVE_HERMES_ROOT = path.join(HERMES_HOME, 'hermes-agent')
// VENV_ROOT — venv lives inside the repo, exactly like install.ps1 does it.
const VENV_ROOT = path.join(ACTIVE_HERMES_ROOT, 'venv')
const RUNTIME_MARKER = path.join(ACTIVE_HERMES_ROOT, '.hermes-desktop-runtime.json')
// FACTORY_HERMES_ROOT — read-only payload that ships inside the .app/.exe.
// On first run (or after an installer-driven upgrade) we sync it into
// ACTIVE_HERMES_ROOT, unless ACTIVE is a git checkout (developer install via
// install.ps1) in which case we leave it alone.
const FACTORY_HERMES_ROOT = path.join(process.resourcesPath, 'hermes-agent')
const DESKTOP_CONNECTION_CONFIG_PATH = path.join(app.getPath('userData'), 'connection.json')
// desktop.log lives under HERMES_HOME/logs/ so it sits next to agent.log,
// errors.log, gateway.log produced by hermes_logging.setup_logging — one log
// directory per user, regardless of which UI surface produced the line.
const DESKTOP_LOG_PATH = path.join(HERMES_HOME, 'logs', 'desktop.log')
const DESKTOP_LOG_FLUSH_MS = 120
const DESKTOP_LOG_BUFFER_MAX_CHARS = 64 * 1024
const BOOT_FAKE_MODE = process.env.HERMES_DESKTOP_BOOT_FAKE === '1'
const BOOT_FAKE_STEP_MS = (() => {
const raw = Number.parseInt(String(process.env.HERMES_DESKTOP_BOOT_FAKE_STEP_MS || ''), 10)
if (!Number.isFinite(raw) || raw <= 0) return 650
return Math.max(120, raw)
})()
const RUNTIME_SCHEMA_VERSION = 4
const RUNTIME_IMPORT_CHECK = bundledRuntimeImportCheck()
const APP_NAME = 'Hermes'
const TITLEBAR_HEIGHT = 34
const MACOS_TRAFFIC_LIGHTS_HEIGHT = 14
const WINDOW_BUTTON_POSITION = {
x: 24,
y: TITLEBAR_HEIGHT / 2 - MACOS_TRAFFIC_LIGHTS_HEIGHT / 2
}
const APP_ICON_PATHS = [
path.join(APP_ROOT, 'public', 'apple-touch-icon.png'),
path.join(APP_ROOT, 'dist', 'apple-touch-icon.png'),
path.join(unpackedPathFor(APP_ROOT), 'dist', 'apple-touch-icon.png')
]
const MEDIA_MIME_TYPES = {
'.avi': 'video/x-msvideo',
'.bmp': 'image/bmp',
'.flac': 'audio/flac',
'.gif': 'image/gif',
'.jpeg': 'image/jpeg',
'.jpg': 'image/jpeg',
'.m4a': 'audio/mp4',
'.mkv': 'video/x-matroska',
'.mov': 'video/quicktime',
'.mp3': 'audio/mpeg',
'.mp4': 'video/mp4',
'.ogg': 'audio/ogg',
'.opus': 'audio/ogg; codecs=opus',
'.png': 'image/png',
'.svg': 'image/svg+xml',
'.wav': 'audio/wav',
'.webm': 'video/webm',
'.webp': 'image/webp'
}
const PREVIEW_HTML_EXTENSIONS = new Set(['.html', '.htm'])
const PREVIEW_WATCH_DEBOUNCE_MS = 120
const LOCAL_PREVIEW_HOSTS = new Set(['0.0.0.0', '127.0.0.1', '::1', '[::1]', 'localhost'])
const TEXT_PREVIEW_MAX_BYTES = 512 * 1024
const PREVIEW_LANGUAGE_BY_EXT = {
'.c': 'c',
'.conf': 'ini',
'.cpp': 'cpp',
'.css': 'css',
'.csv': 'csv',
'.go': 'go',
'.graphql': 'graphql',
'.h': 'c',
'.hpp': 'cpp',
'.html': 'html',
'.java': 'java',
'.js': 'javascript',
'.json': 'json',
'.jsx': 'jsx',
'.kt': 'kotlin',
'.lua': 'lua',
'.md': 'markdown',
'.mjs': 'javascript',
'.py': 'python',
'.rb': 'ruby',
'.rs': 'rust',
'.sh': 'shell',
'.sql': 'sql',
'.svg': 'xml',
'.toml': 'toml',
'.ts': 'typescript',
'.tsx': 'tsx',
'.txt': 'text',
'.xml': 'xml',
'.yaml': 'yaml',
'.yml': 'yaml',
'.zsh': 'shell'
}
function looksBinary(buffer) {
if (!buffer.length) return false
let suspicious = 0
for (const byte of buffer) {
if (byte === 0) return true
// Allow common whitespace controls: tab, LF, CR.
if (byte < 32 && byte !== 9 && byte !== 10 && byte !== 13) suspicious += 1
}
return suspicious / buffer.length > 0.12
}
function previewFileMetadata(filePath, mimeType) {
let byteSize = 0
let binary = false
try {
const stat = fs.statSync(filePath)
byteSize = stat.size
if (!mimeType.startsWith('image/')) {
const fd = fs.openSync(filePath, 'r')
try {
const sample = Buffer.alloc(Math.min(byteSize, 4096))
const bytesRead = fs.readSync(fd, sample, 0, sample.length, 0)
binary = looksBinary(sample.subarray(0, bytesRead))
} finally {
fs.closeSync(fd)
}
}
} catch {
// Metadata is best-effort; the read handlers surface hard errors later.
}
return {
binary,
byteSize,
large: byteSize > TEXT_PREVIEW_MAX_BYTES
}
}
app.setName(APP_NAME)
app.setAboutPanelOptions({
applicationName: APP_NAME,
copyright: 'Copyright © 2026 Nous Research'
})
let mainWindow = null
let hermesProcess = null
let connectionPromise = null
let connectionConfigCache = null
const hermesLog = []
const previewWatchers = new Map()
let previewShortcutActive = false
let desktopLogBuffer = ''
let desktopLogFlushTimer = null
let desktopLogFlushPromise = Promise.resolve()
let bootProgressState = {
error: null,
fakeMode: BOOT_FAKE_MODE,
message: 'Waiting to start Hermes backend',
phase: 'idle',
progress: 0,
running: false,
timestamp: Date.now()
}
function flushDesktopLogBufferSync() {
if (!desktopLogBuffer) return
const chunk = desktopLogBuffer
desktopLogBuffer = ''
try {
fs.mkdirSync(path.dirname(DESKTOP_LOG_PATH), { recursive: true })
fs.appendFileSync(DESKTOP_LOG_PATH, chunk)
} catch {
// Logging must never block app startup/shutdown.
}
}
function flushDesktopLogBufferAsync() {
if (!desktopLogBuffer) return desktopLogFlushPromise
const chunk = desktopLogBuffer
desktopLogBuffer = ''
desktopLogFlushPromise = desktopLogFlushPromise
.then(async () => {
await fs.promises.mkdir(path.dirname(DESKTOP_LOG_PATH), { recursive: true })
await fs.promises.appendFile(DESKTOP_LOG_PATH, chunk)
})
.catch(() => {
// Logging must never crash the desktop shell.
})
return desktopLogFlushPromise
}
function scheduleDesktopLogFlush() {
if (desktopLogFlushTimer) return
desktopLogFlushTimer = setTimeout(() => {
desktopLogFlushTimer = null
void flushDesktopLogBufferAsync()
}, DESKTOP_LOG_FLUSH_MS)
}
function rememberLog(chunk) {
const text = String(chunk || '').trim()
if (!text) return
const lines = text.split(/\r?\n/).map(line => `[hermes] ${line}`)
hermesLog.push(...lines)
if (hermesLog.length > 300) {
hermesLog.splice(0, hermesLog.length - 300)
}
desktopLogBuffer += `${lines.join('\n')}\n`
if (desktopLogBuffer.length >= DESKTOP_LOG_BUFFER_MAX_CHARS) {
if (desktopLogFlushTimer) {
clearTimeout(desktopLogFlushTimer)
desktopLogFlushTimer = null
}
void flushDesktopLogBufferAsync()
return
}
scheduleDesktopLogFlush()
}
function sleep(ms) {
return new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, ms))
}
function clampBootProgress(value) {
const numeric = Number(value)
if (!Number.isFinite(numeric)) return 0
return Math.max(0, Math.min(100, Math.round(numeric)))
}
function broadcastBootProgress() {
if (!mainWindow || mainWindow.isDestroyed()) return
const { webContents } = mainWindow
if (!webContents || webContents.isDestroyed()) return
webContents.send('hermes:boot-progress', bootProgressState)
}
function updateBootProgress(update, options = {}) {
const nextProgressRaw =
typeof update.progress === 'number' ? clampBootProgress(update.progress) : bootProgressState.progress
const nextProgress = options.allowDecrease ? nextProgressRaw : Math.max(bootProgressState.progress, nextProgressRaw)
bootProgressState = {
...bootProgressState,
...update,
error: update.error === undefined ? bootProgressState.error : update.error,
fakeMode: BOOT_FAKE_MODE || Boolean(update.fakeMode),
progress: nextProgress,
timestamp: Date.now()
}
if (update.message) {
rememberLog(`[boot] ${update.message}`)
}
broadcastBootProgress()
}
async function advanceBootProgress(phase, message, progress) {
updateBootProgress({
phase,
message,
progress,
running: true,
error: null
})
if (BOOT_FAKE_MODE) {
await sleep(BOOT_FAKE_STEP_MS)
}
}
function fileExists(filePath) {
try {
return fs.statSync(filePath).isFile()
} catch {
return false
}
}
function directoryExists(filePath) {
try {
return fs.statSync(filePath).isDirectory()
} catch {
return false
}
}
function unpackedPathFor(filePath) {
return filePath.replace(/app\.asar(?=$|[\\/])/, 'app.asar.unpacked')
}
function findOnPath(command) {
if (!command) return null
if (path.isAbsolute(command) || command.includes(path.sep) || (IS_WINDOWS && command.includes('/'))) {
if (!fileExists(command)) return null
if (isWindowsBinaryPathInWsl(command, { isWsl: IS_WSL })) return null
return command
}
const pathEntries = String(process.env.PATH || '')
.split(path.delimiter)
.filter(Boolean)
const extensions = IS_WINDOWS
? ['', ...(process.env.PATHEXT || '.COM;.EXE;.BAT;.CMD').split(';').filter(Boolean)]
: ['']
for (const entry of pathEntries) {
for (const extension of extensions) {
const candidate = path.join(entry, `${command}${extension}`)
if (fileExists(candidate)) return candidate
}
}
return null
}
function isCommandScript(command) {
return IS_WINDOWS && /\.(cmd|bat)$/i.test(command || '')
}
function isHermesSourceRoot(root) {
return directoryExists(root) && fileExists(path.join(root, 'hermes_cli', 'main.py'))
}
function findPythonForRoot(root) {
const override = process.env.HERMES_DESKTOP_PYTHON
if (override && fileExists(override)) return override
const relativePaths = IS_WINDOWS
? [path.join('.venv', 'Scripts', 'python.exe'), path.join('venv', 'Scripts', 'python.exe')]
: [path.join('.venv', 'bin', 'python'), path.join('venv', 'bin', 'python')]
for (const relativePath of relativePaths) {
const candidate = path.join(root, relativePath)
if (fileExists(candidate)) return candidate
}
return findSystemPython()
}
function findSystemPython() {
const commands = IS_WINDOWS ? ['python.exe', 'py.exe', 'python'] : ['python3', 'python']
for (const command of commands) {
const candidate = findOnPath(command)
if (candidate) return candidate
}
return null
}
function getVenvPython(venvRoot) {
return path.join(venvRoot, IS_WINDOWS ? path.join('Scripts', 'python.exe') : path.join('bin', 'python'))
}
function runProcess(command, args, options = {}) {
return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
const child = spawn(command, args, {
cwd: options.cwd,
env: options.env || process.env,
shell: Boolean(options.shell),
stdio: ['ignore', 'pipe', 'pipe']
})
child.stdout.on('data', rememberLog)
child.stderr.on('data', rememberLog)
child.once('error', reject)
child.once('exit', code => {
if (code === 0) {
resolve()
} else {
reject(new Error(`${path.basename(command)} exited with code ${code}: ${recentHermesLog()}`))
}
})
})
}
function recentHermesLog() {
return hermesLog.slice(-20).join('\n')
}
function readJson(filePath) {
try {
return JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(filePath, 'utf8'))
} catch {
return null
}
}
function resolveWebDist() {
const override = process.env.HERMES_DESKTOP_WEB_DIST
if (override && directoryExists(path.resolve(override))) return path.resolve(override)
const unpackedDist = path.join(unpackedPathFor(APP_ROOT), 'dist')
if (directoryExists(unpackedDist)) return unpackedDist
return path.join(APP_ROOT, 'dist')
}
function resolveRendererIndex() {
const candidates = [path.join(APP_ROOT, 'dist', 'index.html'), path.join(resolveWebDist(), 'index.html')]
return candidates.find(fileExists) || candidates[0]
}
function resolveHermesCwd() {
const candidates = [
process.env.HERMES_DESKTOP_CWD,
process.env.INIT_CWD,
process.cwd(),
!IS_PACKAGED ? SOURCE_REPO_ROOT : null,
app.getPath('home')
]
for (const candidate of candidates) {
if (!candidate) continue
const resolved = path.resolve(String(candidate))
if (directoryExists(resolved)) return resolved
}
return app.getPath('home')
}
function createPythonBackend(root, label, dashboardArgs, options = {}) {
const python = findPythonForRoot(root)
if (!python) return null
return {
kind: 'python',
label,
command: python,
args: ['-m', 'hermes_cli.main', ...dashboardArgs],
env: {
PYTHONPATH: [root, process.env.PYTHONPATH].filter(Boolean).join(path.delimiter)
},
root,
bootstrap: Boolean(options.bootstrap),
shell: false
}
}
// createActiveBackend — build a backend pointing at ACTIVE_HERMES_ROOT, the
// canonical install location shared with the CLI installer. The venv at
// VENV_ROOT may not exist yet on first run; bootstrap=true tells
// ensureRuntime() to create / refresh it before launch.
function createActiveBackend(dashboardArgs) {
const venvPython = getVenvPython(VENV_ROOT)
return {
kind: 'python',
label: `Hermes at ${ACTIVE_HERMES_ROOT}`,
command: fileExists(venvPython) ? venvPython : findSystemPython(),
args: ['-m', 'hermes_cli.main', ...dashboardArgs],
env: {
PYTHONPATH: [ACTIVE_HERMES_ROOT, process.env.PYTHONPATH].filter(Boolean).join(path.delimiter)
},
root: ACTIVE_HERMES_ROOT,
bootstrap: true,
shell: false
}
}
function resolveHermesBackend(dashboardArgs) {
// 1. Explicit override — HERMES_DESKTOP_HERMES_ROOT points at a developer
// checkout. Honour it as-is (no bootstrap; the user is driving).
const overrideRoot = process.env.HERMES_DESKTOP_HERMES_ROOT && path.resolve(process.env.HERMES_DESKTOP_HERMES_ROOT)
if (overrideRoot && isHermesSourceRoot(overrideRoot)) {
const backend = createPythonBackend(overrideRoot, `Hermes source at ${overrideRoot}`, dashboardArgs)
if (backend) return backend
}
// 2. Existing `hermes` on PATH — installed via install.ps1 / install.sh, or
// pip-installed system-wide. Skip when HERMES_DESKTOP_IGNORE_EXISTING=1
// (used by test:desktop:fresh to force the factory-image bootstrap path).
if (process.env.HERMES_DESKTOP_IGNORE_EXISTING !== '1') {
let hermesCommand = null
const hermesOverride = process.env.HERMES_DESKTOP_HERMES
if (hermesOverride) {
const resolvedOverride = findOnPath(hermesOverride)
if (resolvedOverride) {
hermesCommand = resolvedOverride
} else if (!isWindowsBinaryPathInWsl(hermesOverride, { isWsl: IS_WSL })) {
hermesCommand = hermesOverride
} else {
rememberLog(`Ignoring Windows Hermes override under WSL: ${hermesOverride}`)
}
} else {
hermesCommand = findOnPath('hermes')
}
if (hermesCommand) {
return {
label: `existing Hermes CLI at ${hermesCommand}`,
command: hermesCommand,
args: dashboardArgs,
bootstrap: false,
env: {},
kind: 'command',
shell: isCommandScript(hermesCommand)
}
}
}
// 3. Development source — when running `npm run dev` from a checkout, the
// cloned repo at SOURCE_REPO_ROOT takes precedence over ACTIVE so the
// desktop uses the dev's local edits, not whatever's under HERMES_HOME.
// (In dev with no checkout, SOURCE_REPO_ROOT won't pass isHermesSourceRoot.)
if (!IS_PACKAGED && isHermesSourceRoot(SOURCE_REPO_ROOT)) {
const backend = createPythonBackend(SOURCE_REPO_ROOT, `Hermes source at ${SOURCE_REPO_ROOT}`, dashboardArgs)
if (backend) return backend
}
// 4. ACTIVE_HERMES_ROOT — the canonical mutable install at
// %LOCALAPPDATA%\hermes\hermes-agent (Windows) or ~/.hermes/hermes-agent.
// On packaged installs this is populated from FACTORY_HERMES_ROOT during
// ensureRuntime(). On install.ps1 / install.sh setups it's already there.
if (isHermesSourceRoot(ACTIVE_HERMES_ROOT)) {
return createActiveBackend(dashboardArgs)
}
// 5. Packaged: FACTORY_HERMES_ROOT exists but ACTIVE doesn't yet. Return a
// bootstrap-flagged backend; ensureRuntime() will sync factory → active
// and provision the venv before launch.
if (IS_PACKAGED && isHermesSourceRoot(FACTORY_HERMES_ROOT)) {
return createActiveBackend(dashboardArgs)
}
// 6. Last-ditch: pip-installed hermes_cli module via system Python.
const python = findSystemPython()
if (python) {
return {
kind: 'python',
label: `installed hermes_cli module via ${python}`,
command: python,
args: ['-m', 'hermes_cli.main', ...dashboardArgs],
bootstrap: false,
env: {},
shell: false
}
}
// Nothing worked. Distinguish the "no payload" and "no Python" cases so the
// user gets actionable guidance instead of "install the Hermes CLI".
const factoryPresent = isHermesSourceRoot(FACTORY_HERMES_ROOT)
const activePresent = isHermesSourceRoot(ACTIVE_HERMES_ROOT)
if (factoryPresent || activePresent) {
throw new Error(
'Hermes payload is present but no Python 3.11+ interpreter could be found. ' +
'Install Python 3.11+ from https://www.python.org/downloads/ or the Microsoft Store, ' +
'then relaunch Hermes.'
)
}
throw new Error(
'Could not find Hermes. Install the Hermes CLI ' +
'(https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent#install) or set HERMES_DESKTOP_HERMES_ROOT.'
)
}
async function ensureRuntime(backend) {
if (!backend.bootstrap) {
await advanceBootProgress('runtime.external', `Using ${backend.label}`, 32)
return backend
}
// Step 1: Ensure ACTIVE_HERMES_ROOT is populated. On packaged installs we
// sync from FACTORY_HERMES_ROOT (the read-only payload bundled into the
// .app/.exe). We DON'T overwrite a developer install: presence of a .git
// dir or a Hermes-managed venv at the same place means the user set this
// up via install.ps1 / install.sh / git clone, and that install owns the
// updates (via `hermes update`).
const isGitCheckout = directoryExists(path.join(ACTIVE_HERMES_ROOT, '.git'))
const factoryAvailable = IS_PACKAGED && isHermesSourceRoot(FACTORY_HERMES_ROOT)
if (factoryAvailable && !isGitCheckout) {
const factoryVersion =
readPyprojectVersion(FACTORY_HERMES_ROOT) ??
readJson(path.join(FACTORY_HERMES_ROOT, 'package.json'))?.version ??
app.getVersion()
const marker = readJson(RUNTIME_MARKER)
const pyprojectHash = sha256OfFile(path.join(FACTORY_HERMES_ROOT, 'pyproject.toml'))
const activeFresh =
isHermesSourceRoot(ACTIVE_HERMES_ROOT) &&
marker?.runtimeSchemaVersion === RUNTIME_SCHEMA_VERSION &&
marker?.factoryVersion === factoryVersion &&
marker?.pyprojectHash === pyprojectHash
if (!activeFresh) {
await advanceBootProgress('runtime.sync', 'Installing Hermes', 30)
rememberLog(`Syncing Hermes payload ${FACTORY_HERMES_ROOT}${ACTIVE_HERMES_ROOT}`)
fs.mkdirSync(ACTIVE_HERMES_ROOT, { recursive: true })
// Copy in factory contents. We do NOT delete venv/ — preserving it
// across upgrades skips re-install when deps haven't moved.
await syncTreeExcludingVenv(FACTORY_HERMES_ROOT, ACTIVE_HERMES_ROOT)
}
}
if (!isHermesSourceRoot(ACTIVE_HERMES_ROOT)) {
throw new Error(
`Hermes install at ${ACTIVE_HERMES_ROOT} is missing or incomplete. ` +
'Reinstall via the desktop installer or scripts/install.ps1.'
)
}
// Step 2: Ensure venv exists at <ACTIVE_HERMES_ROOT>/venv — same place
// install.ps1 / install.sh put it. A user who installed via the CLI script
// already has this; we reuse it as-is.
const venvPython = getVenvPython(VENV_ROOT)
if (!fileExists(venvPython)) {
const systemPython = findSystemPython()
if (!systemPython) {
throw new Error(
'Python 3.11+ is required to bootstrap Hermes. Install Python from ' +
'https://www.python.org/downloads/ (or the Microsoft Store on Windows), then relaunch Hermes.'
)
}
await advanceBootProgress('runtime.venv', 'Creating Hermes virtual environment', 50)
await runProcess(systemPython, ['-m', 'venv', VENV_ROOT])
}
// Step 3: Ensure deps are installed. We compare a marker against the
// active pyproject.toml's hash and only run pip when something changed —
// keeps `npm run dev` boots fast on a stable repo.
const expectedMarker = {
runtimeSchemaVersion: RUNTIME_SCHEMA_VERSION,
pyprojectHash: sha256OfFile(path.join(ACTIVE_HERMES_ROOT, 'pyproject.toml')),
factoryVersion: factoryAvailable
? readPyprojectVersion(FACTORY_HERMES_ROOT) ?? app.getVersion()
: null
}
const currentMarker = readJson(RUNTIME_MARKER)
const depsFresh =
currentMarker?.runtimeSchemaVersion === expectedMarker.runtimeSchemaVersion &&
currentMarker?.pyprojectHash === expectedMarker.pyprojectHash &&
(await hasRuntimeImports(venvPython))
if (!depsFresh) {
await advanceBootProgress('runtime.dependencies', 'Installing Hermes dependencies', 66)
await runProcess(venvPython, [
'-m',
'pip',
'install',
'--disable-pip-version-check',
'--no-warn-script-location',
'--upgrade',
'-e',
ACTIVE_HERMES_ROOT
])
await advanceBootProgress('runtime.verify', 'Validating Hermes dependencies', 78)
await runProcess(venvPython, ['-c', RUNTIME_IMPORT_CHECK])
fs.writeFileSync(
RUNTIME_MARKER,
JSON.stringify(
{ ...expectedMarker, installedAt: new Date().toISOString() },
null,
2
)
)
} else {
await advanceBootProgress('runtime.ready', 'Reusing existing Hermes runtime', 78)
}
backend.command = venvPython
backend.label = `Hermes at ${ACTIVE_HERMES_ROOT} (venv: ${VENV_ROOT})`
updateBootProgress({
phase: 'runtime.ready',
message: 'Hermes runtime is ready',
progress: 82,
running: true,
error: null
})
return backend
}
async function hasRuntimeImports(python) {
try {
await runProcess(python, ['-c', RUNTIME_IMPORT_CHECK])
return true
} catch {
rememberLog('Hermes runtime is missing required imports; reinstalling.')
return false
}
}
// Read pyproject.toml's [project].version with a regex — avoids pulling in a
// TOML parser for one field. Returns null if the file is missing or the
// version line can't be matched.
function readPyprojectVersion(root) {
try {
const text = fs.readFileSync(path.join(root, 'pyproject.toml'), 'utf8')
const match = text.match(/^version\s*=\s*"([^"]+)"/m)
return match ? match[1] : null
} catch {
return null
}
}
function sha256OfFile(filePath) {
try {
const buf = fs.readFileSync(filePath)
return crypto.createHash('sha256').update(buf).digest('hex')
} catch {
return null
}
}
// Copy from src → dst, preserving any existing venv/ at dst.
//
// In practice src (FACTORY_HERMES_ROOT) never contains a venv —
// stage-hermes-payload.mjs explicitly excludes venvs from the bundled
// payload. The venv-preservation filter below is defensive: if a future
// payload ever does include a venv directory, we still won't clobber the
// user's existing one at ACTIVE_HERMES_ROOT/venv.
//
// Excludes .git, __pycache__, .pyc/.pyo, etc. — same set
// stage-hermes-payload.mjs uses on the build side.
async function syncTreeExcludingVenv(src, dst) {
const EXCLUDED = new Set(['.git', '.mypy_cache', '.pytest_cache', '.ruff_cache', '__pycache__', 'node_modules', '.DS_Store'])
const srcVenv = path.join(src, 'venv')
const venvPreserved = directoryExists(path.join(dst, 'venv'))
await fs.promises.cp(src, dst, {
recursive: true,
force: true,
filter: source => {
const name = path.basename(source)
if (EXCLUDED.has(name)) return false
if (name.endsWith('.pyc') || name.endsWith('.pyo')) return false
// Defensive: skip any venv/ inside src so we never clobber dst's venv.
// (The source path the filter receives is rooted at src; that's why we
// check srcVenv here, not dstVenv.)
if (venvPreserved && (source === srcVenv || source.startsWith(srcVenv + path.sep))) {
return false
}
return true
}
})
}
function isPortAvailable(port) {
return new Promise(resolve => {
const server = net.createServer()
server.once('error', () => resolve(false))
server.once('listening', () => {
server.close(() => resolve(true))
})
server.listen(port, '127.0.0.1')
})
}
async function pickPort() {
for (let port = PORT_FLOOR; port <= PORT_CEILING; port += 1) {
if (await isPortAvailable(port)) return port
}
throw new Error(`No free localhost port in ${PORT_FLOOR}-${PORT_CEILING}`)
}
function fetchJson(url, token, options = {}) {
return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
const body = options.body === undefined ? undefined : Buffer.from(JSON.stringify(options.body))
const parsed = new URL(url)
const client = parsed.protocol === 'https:' ? https : http
if (parsed.protocol !== 'http:' && parsed.protocol !== 'https:') {
reject(new Error(`Unsupported Hermes backend URL protocol: ${parsed.protocol}`))
return
}
const req = client.request(
parsed,
{
method: options.method || 'GET',
headers: {
'Content-Type': 'application/json',
'X-Hermes-Session-Token': token,
...(body ? { 'Content-Length': String(body.length) } : {})
}
},
res => {
const chunks = []
res.on('data', chunk => chunks.push(chunk))
res.on('end', () => {
const text = Buffer.concat(chunks).toString('utf8')
if ((res.statusCode || 500) >= 400) {
reject(new Error(`${res.statusCode}: ${text || res.statusMessage}`))
return
}
try {
resolve(text ? JSON.parse(text) : null)
} catch (error) {
reject(error)
}
})
}
)
req.on('error', reject)
if (options.timeoutMs) {
req.setTimeout(options.timeoutMs, () => {
req.destroy(new Error(`Timed out connecting to Hermes backend after ${options.timeoutMs}ms`))
})
}
if (body) req.write(body)
req.end()
})
}
function mimeTypeForPath(filePath) {
const ext = path.extname(filePath || '').toLowerCase()
return MEDIA_MIME_TYPES[ext] || 'application/octet-stream'
}
function extensionForMimeType(mimeType) {
const type = String(mimeType || '')
.split(';')[0]
.trim()
.toLowerCase()
if (type === 'image/png') return '.png'
if (type === 'image/jpeg') return '.jpg'
if (type === 'image/gif') return '.gif'
if (type === 'image/webp') return '.webp'
if (type === 'image/bmp') return '.bmp'
if (type === 'image/svg+xml') return '.svg'
return ''
}
function filenameFromUrl(rawUrl, fallback = 'image') {
try {
const parsed = new URL(rawUrl)
const base = path.basename(decodeURIComponent(parsed.pathname || ''))
return base && base.includes('.') ? base : fallback
} catch {
return fallback
}
}
async function resourceBufferFromUrl(rawUrl) {
if (!rawUrl) throw new Error('Missing URL')
if (rawUrl.startsWith('data:')) {
const match = rawUrl.match(/^data:([^;,]+)?(;base64)?,(.*)$/s)
if (!match) throw new Error('Invalid data URL')
const mimeType = match[1] || 'application/octet-stream'
const encoded = match[3] || ''
const buffer = match[2] ? Buffer.from(encoded, 'base64') : Buffer.from(decodeURIComponent(encoded), 'utf8')
return { buffer, mimeType }
}
if (rawUrl.startsWith('file:')) {
const filePath = fileURLToPath(rawUrl)
const buffer = await fs.promises.readFile(filePath)
return { buffer, mimeType: mimeTypeForPath(filePath) }
}
const parsed = new URL(rawUrl)
const client = parsed.protocol === 'https:' ? https : http
return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
const req = client.get(parsed, res => {
if ((res.statusCode || 500) >= 400) {
reject(new Error(`Failed to fetch ${rawUrl}: ${res.statusCode}`))
res.resume()
return
}
const chunks = []
res.on('data', chunk => chunks.push(chunk))
res.on('end', () => {
resolve({
buffer: Buffer.concat(chunks),
mimeType: res.headers['content-type'] || 'application/octet-stream'
})
})
})
req.on('error', reject)
})
}
async function copyImageFromUrl(rawUrl) {
const { buffer } = await resourceBufferFromUrl(rawUrl)
const image = nativeImage.createFromBuffer(buffer)
if (image.isEmpty()) throw new Error('Could not read image')
clipboard.writeImage(image)
}
async function saveImageFromUrl(rawUrl) {
const { buffer, mimeType } = await resourceBufferFromUrl(rawUrl)
const fallbackName = filenameFromUrl(rawUrl, `image${extensionForMimeType(mimeType) || '.png'}`)
const result = await dialog.showSaveDialog(mainWindow, {
title: 'Save Image',
defaultPath: fallbackName
})
if (result.canceled || !result.filePath) return false
await fs.promises.writeFile(result.filePath, buffer)
return true
}
async function writeComposerImage(buffer, ext = '.png') {
const rawExt = String(ext || '.png')
.trim()
.toLowerCase()
const normalizedExt = rawExt.startsWith('.') ? rawExt : `.${rawExt}`
const safeExt = /^\.[a-z0-9]{1,5}$/.test(normalizedExt) ? normalizedExt : '.png'
const dir = path.join(app.getPath('userData'), 'composer-images')
await fs.promises.mkdir(dir, { recursive: true })
const stamp = new Date().toISOString().replace(/[:.]/g, '-').replace('T', '_').replace('Z', '')
const random = crypto.randomBytes(3).toString('hex')
const filePath = path.join(dir, `composer_${stamp}_${random}${safeExt}`)
await fs.promises.writeFile(filePath, buffer)
return filePath
}
function previewLabelForUrl(url) {
return `${url.host}${url.pathname === '/' ? '' : url.pathname}`
}
function expandUserPath(filePath) {
const value = String(filePath || '').trim()
if (value === '~') {
return app.getPath('home')
}
if (value.startsWith(`~${path.sep}`) || value.startsWith('~/')) {
return path.join(app.getPath('home'), value.slice(2))
}
return value
}
function previewFileTarget(rawTarget, baseDir) {
const raw = String(rawTarget || '').trim()
const base = baseDir ? path.resolve(expandUserPath(baseDir)) : resolveHermesCwd()
const filePath = raw.startsWith('file:') ? fileURLToPath(raw) : path.resolve(base, expandUserPath(raw))
let resolved = filePath
if (directoryExists(resolved)) {
resolved = path.join(resolved, 'index.html')
}
const ext = path.extname(resolved).toLowerCase()
if (!fileExists(resolved)) {
return null
}
const mimeType = mimeTypeForPath(resolved)
const metadata = previewFileMetadata(resolved, mimeType)
const isHtml = PREVIEW_HTML_EXTENSIONS.has(ext)
const isImage = mimeType.startsWith('image/')
const previewKind = isHtml ? 'html' : isImage ? 'image' : metadata.binary ? 'binary' : 'text'
return {
binary: metadata.binary,
byteSize: metadata.byteSize,
kind: 'file',
large: metadata.large,
label: path.basename(resolved),
language: PREVIEW_LANGUAGE_BY_EXT[ext] || 'text',
mimeType,
path: resolved,
previewKind,
source: raw,
url: pathToFileURL(resolved).toString()
}
}
function previewUrlTarget(rawTarget) {
const raw = String(rawTarget || '').trim()
const url = new URL(raw)
if (!['http:', 'https:'].includes(url.protocol)) {
return null
}
if (!LOCAL_PREVIEW_HOSTS.has(url.hostname.toLowerCase())) {
return null
}
if (url.hostname === '0.0.0.0') {
url.hostname = '127.0.0.1'
}
return {
kind: 'url',
label: previewLabelForUrl(url),
source: raw,
url: url.toString()
}
}
function normalizePreviewTarget(rawTarget, baseDir) {
const raw = String(rawTarget || '').trim()
if (!raw) {
return null
}
try {
if (/^https?:\/\//i.test(raw)) {
return previewUrlTarget(raw)
}
return previewFileTarget(raw, baseDir)
} catch {
return null
}
}
function filePathFromPreviewUrl(rawUrl) {
const filePath = fileURLToPath(String(rawUrl || ''))
if (!fileExists(filePath)) {
throw new Error('Preview file is not readable')
}
return filePath
}
function sendPreviewFileChanged(payload) {
if (!mainWindow || mainWindow.isDestroyed()) return
const { webContents } = mainWindow
if (!webContents || webContents.isDestroyed()) return
webContents.send('hermes:preview-file-changed', payload)
}
function watchPreviewFile(rawUrl) {
const filePath = filePathFromPreviewUrl(rawUrl)
const watchDir = path.dirname(filePath)
const targetName = path.basename(filePath)
const id = crypto.randomBytes(12).toString('base64url')
let timer = null
const watcher = fs.watch(watchDir, (_eventType, filename) => {
const changedName = filename ? path.basename(String(filename)) : ''
if (changedName && changedName !== targetName) {
return
}
if (timer) clearTimeout(timer)
timer = setTimeout(() => {
timer = null
if (!fileExists(filePath)) return
sendPreviewFileChanged({ id, path: filePath, url: pathToFileURL(filePath).toString() })
}, PREVIEW_WATCH_DEBOUNCE_MS)
})
previewWatchers.set(id, {
close: () => {
if (timer) clearTimeout(timer)
watcher.close()
}
})
return { id, path: filePath }
}
function stopPreviewFileWatch(id) {
const watcher = previewWatchers.get(id)
if (!watcher) {
return false
}
watcher.close()
previewWatchers.delete(id)
return true
}
function closePreviewWatchers() {
for (const id of previewWatchers.keys()) {
stopPreviewFileWatch(id)
}
}
async function waitForHermes(baseUrl, token) {
const deadline = Date.now() + 45_000
let lastError = null
while (Date.now() < deadline) {
try {
await fetchJson(`${baseUrl}/api/status`, token)
return
} catch (error) {
lastError = error
await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 500))
}
}
throw new Error(`Hermes dashboard did not become ready: ${lastError?.message || 'timeout'}`)
}
function getWindowButtonPosition() {
if (!IS_MAC) return null
return mainWindow?.getWindowButtonPosition?.() || WINDOW_BUTTON_POSITION
}
function sendBackendExit(payload) {
if (!mainWindow || mainWindow.isDestroyed()) return
const { webContents } = mainWindow
if (!webContents || webContents.isDestroyed()) return
webContents.send('hermes:backend-exit', payload)
}
function sendClosePreviewRequested() {
if (!mainWindow || mainWindow.isDestroyed()) return
const { webContents } = mainWindow
if (!webContents || webContents.isDestroyed()) return
webContents.send('hermes:close-preview-requested')
}
function getAppIconPath() {
return APP_ICON_PATHS.find(fileExists)
}
function buildApplicationMenu() {
const template = []
if (IS_MAC) {
template.push({
label: APP_NAME,
submenu: [
{ role: 'about', label: `About ${APP_NAME}` },
{ type: 'separator' },
{ role: 'services' },
{ type: 'separator' },
{ role: 'hide' },
{ role: 'hideOthers' },
{ role: 'unhide' },
{ type: 'separator' },
{ role: 'quit' }
]
})
}
template.push({
label: 'File',
submenu: [
IS_MAC
? {
accelerator: 'CommandOrControl+W',
click: () => {
if (previewShortcutActive) {
sendClosePreviewRequested()
} else {
mainWindow?.close()
}
},
label: 'Close'
}
: { role: 'quit' }
]
})
template.push({
label: 'Edit',
submenu: [
{ role: 'undo' },
{ role: 'redo' },
{ type: 'separator' },
{ role: 'cut' },
{ role: 'copy' },
{ role: 'paste' },
{ role: 'delete' },
{ role: 'selectAll' }
]
})
template.push({
label: 'View',
submenu: [
{ role: 'reload' },
{ role: 'forceReload' },
{ role: 'toggleDevTools' },
{ type: 'separator' },
{ role: 'resetZoom' },
{ role: 'zoomIn' },
{ role: 'zoomOut' },
{ type: 'separator' },
{ role: 'togglefullscreen' }
]
})
template.push({
label: 'Window',
submenu: IS_MAC
? [{ role: 'minimize' }, { role: 'zoom' }, { role: 'front' }]
: [{ role: 'minimize' }, { role: 'close' }]
})
return Menu.buildFromTemplate(template)
}
function toggleDevTools(window) {
if (!DEV_SERVER) return
const { webContents } = window
if (webContents.isDevToolsOpened()) {
webContents.closeDevTools()
} else {
webContents.openDevTools({ mode: 'detach' })
}
}
function installDevToolsShortcut(window) {
if (!DEV_SERVER) return
window.webContents.on('before-input-event', (event, input) => {
const key = input.key.toLowerCase()
const isInspectShortcut =
input.key === 'F12' ||
(IS_MAC && input.meta && input.alt && key === 'i') ||
(!IS_MAC && input.control && input.shift && key === 'i')
if (!isInspectShortcut) return
event.preventDefault()
toggleDevTools(window)
})
}
function installPreviewShortcut(window) {
window.webContents.on('before-input-event', (event, input) => {
const key = String(input.key || '').toLowerCase()
const isPreviewCloseShortcut = key === 'w' && (IS_MAC ? input.meta : input.control) && !input.alt && !input.shift
if (!isPreviewCloseShortcut || !previewShortcutActive) return
event.preventDefault()
sendClosePreviewRequested()
})
}
function installContextMenu(window) {
window.webContents.on('context-menu', (_event, params) => {
const template = []
const hasSelection = Boolean(params.selectionText?.trim())
const hasImage = params.mediaType === 'image' && Boolean(params.srcURL)
const hasLink = Boolean(params.linkURL)
const isEditable = Boolean(params.isEditable)
if (hasImage) {
template.push(
{
label: 'Open Image',
click: () => {
if (params.srcURL && !params.srcURL.startsWith('data:')) {
void shell.openExternal(params.srcURL)
}
},
enabled: !params.srcURL.startsWith('data:')
},
{
label: 'Copy Image',
click: () => {
void copyImageFromUrl(params.srcURL).catch(error => rememberLog(`Copy image failed: ${error.message}`))
}
},
{
label: 'Copy Image Address',
click: () => clipboard.writeText(params.srcURL)
},
{
label: 'Save Image As...',
click: () => {
void saveImageFromUrl(params.srcURL).catch(error => rememberLog(`Save image failed: ${error.message}`))
}
}
)
}
if (hasLink) {
if (template.length) template.push({ type: 'separator' })
template.push(
{
label: 'Open Link',
click: () => void shell.openExternal(params.linkURL)
},
{
label: 'Copy Link',
click: () => clipboard.writeText(params.linkURL)
}
)
}
if (hasSelection || isEditable) {
if (template.length) template.push({ type: 'separator' })
if (isEditable) {
template.push(
{ role: 'cut', enabled: params.editFlags.canCut },
{ role: 'copy', enabled: params.editFlags.canCopy },
{ role: 'paste', enabled: params.editFlags.canPaste },
{ type: 'separator' },
{ role: 'selectAll', enabled: params.editFlags.canSelectAll }
)
} else {
template.push({ role: 'copy', enabled: params.editFlags.canCopy })
}
}
if (!template.length) {
template.push({ role: 'selectAll' })
}
Menu.buildFromTemplate(template).popup({ window })
})
}
function installMediaPermissions() {
session.defaultSession.setPermissionRequestHandler((_webContents, permission, callback, details) => {
if (permission === 'media' && details?.mediaTypes?.includes('audio')) {
callback(true)
return
}
callback(false)
})
}
function normalizeRemoteBaseUrl(rawUrl) {
const value = String(rawUrl || '').trim()
if (!value) {
throw new Error('Remote gateway URL is required.')
}
let parsed
try {
parsed = new URL(value)
} catch (error) {
throw new Error(`Remote gateway URL is not valid: ${error.message}`)
}
if (parsed.protocol !== 'http:' && parsed.protocol !== 'https:') {
throw new Error(`Remote gateway URL must be http:// or https://, got ${parsed.protocol}`)
}
parsed.hash = ''
parsed.search = ''
parsed.pathname = parsed.pathname.replace(/\/+$/, '')
return parsed.toString().replace(/\/+$/, '')
}
function buildGatewayWsUrl(baseUrl, token) {
const parsed = new URL(baseUrl)
const wsScheme = parsed.protocol === 'https:' ? 'wss' : 'ws'
const prefix = parsed.pathname.replace(/\/+$/, '')
return `${wsScheme}://${parsed.host}${prefix}/api/ws?token=${encodeURIComponent(token)}`
}
function tokenPreview(value) {
const raw = String(value || '')
if (!raw) {
return null
}
return raw.length <= 8 ? 'set' : `...${raw.slice(-6)}`
}
function encryptDesktopSecret(value) {
const raw = String(value || '')
if (!raw) {
return null
}
try {
if (safeStorage.isEncryptionAvailable()) {
return {
encoding: 'safeStorage',
value: safeStorage.encryptString(raw).toString('base64')
}
}
} catch {
// Fall through to plaintext for platforms where Electron cannot encrypt.
}
return { encoding: 'plain', value: raw }
}
function decryptDesktopSecret(secret) {
if (!secret || typeof secret !== 'object') {
return ''
}
const value = String(secret.value || '')
if (!value) {
return ''
}
if (secret.encoding === 'safeStorage') {
try {
return safeStorage.decryptString(Buffer.from(value, 'base64'))
} catch {
return ''
}
}
return value
}
function readDesktopConnectionConfig() {
if (connectionConfigCache) {
return connectionConfigCache
}
let config = { mode: 'local', remote: {} }
try {
const raw = fs.readFileSync(DESKTOP_CONNECTION_CONFIG_PATH, 'utf8')
const parsed = JSON.parse(raw)
if (parsed && typeof parsed === 'object') {
config = {
mode: parsed.mode === 'remote' ? 'remote' : 'local',
remote: parsed.remote && typeof parsed.remote === 'object' ? parsed.remote : {}
}
}
} catch {
// Missing or malformed connection settings should fall back to local.
}
connectionConfigCache = config
return config
}
function writeDesktopConnectionConfig(config) {
fs.mkdirSync(path.dirname(DESKTOP_CONNECTION_CONFIG_PATH), { recursive: true })
fs.writeFileSync(DESKTOP_CONNECTION_CONFIG_PATH, JSON.stringify(config, null, 2))
connectionConfigCache = config
}
function sanitizeDesktopConnectionConfig(config = readDesktopConnectionConfig()) {
const remoteToken = decryptDesktopSecret(config.remote?.token)
return {
mode: config.mode === 'remote' ? 'remote' : 'local',
remoteUrl: String(config.remote?.url || ''),
remoteTokenPreview: tokenPreview(remoteToken),
remoteTokenSet: Boolean(remoteToken),
envOverride: Boolean(process.env.HERMES_DESKTOP_REMOTE_URL)
}
}
function coerceDesktopConnectionConfig(input = {}, existing = readDesktopConnectionConfig()) {
const mode = input.mode === 'remote' ? 'remote' : 'local'
const remoteUrl = String(input.remoteUrl ?? existing.remote?.url ?? '').trim()
const incomingToken = typeof input.remoteToken === 'string' ? input.remoteToken.trim() : ''
const existingToken = existing.remote?.token
const nextRemote = {
url: remoteUrl,
token: incomingToken ? encryptDesktopSecret(incomingToken) : existingToken
}
if (mode === 'remote') {
nextRemote.url = normalizeRemoteBaseUrl(remoteUrl)
if (!decryptDesktopSecret(nextRemote.token)) {
throw new Error('Remote gateway session token is required.')
}
} else if (remoteUrl) {
nextRemote.url = normalizeRemoteBaseUrl(remoteUrl)
}
return { mode, remote: nextRemote }
}
function resolveRemoteBackend() {
const rawEnvUrl = process.env.HERMES_DESKTOP_REMOTE_URL
const rawEnvToken = process.env.HERMES_DESKTOP_REMOTE_TOKEN
if (rawEnvUrl) {
if (!rawEnvToken) {
throw new Error(
'HERMES_DESKTOP_REMOTE_URL is set but HERMES_DESKTOP_REMOTE_TOKEN is not. ' +
'Both must be provided to connect to a remote Hermes backend.'
)
}
const baseUrl = normalizeRemoteBaseUrl(rawEnvUrl)
return {
baseUrl,
mode: 'remote',
source: 'env',
token: rawEnvToken,
wsUrl: buildGatewayWsUrl(baseUrl, rawEnvToken)
}
}
const config = readDesktopConnectionConfig()
if (config.mode !== 'remote') {
return null
}
const token = decryptDesktopSecret(config.remote?.token)
if (!token) {
throw new Error(
'Remote Hermes gateway is selected, but no session token is saved. ' +
'Open Settings → Gateway and save a token, or switch back to Local.'
)
}
const baseUrl = normalizeRemoteBaseUrl(config.remote?.url)
return {
baseUrl,
mode: 'remote',
source: 'settings',
token,
wsUrl: buildGatewayWsUrl(baseUrl, token)
}
}
async function testDesktopConnectionConfig(input = {}) {
const config = coerceDesktopConnectionConfig(input)
const remote = config.mode === 'remote'
? {
baseUrl: normalizeRemoteBaseUrl(config.remote.url),
token: decryptDesktopSecret(config.remote.token)
}
: resolveRemoteBackend() || (await startHermes())
const status = await fetchJson(`${remote.baseUrl}/api/status`, remote.token, { timeoutMs: 8_000 })
return {
ok: true,
baseUrl: remote.baseUrl,
version: status?.version || null
}
}
function resetBootProgressForReconnect() {
updateBootProgress(
{
error: null,
message: 'Restarting desktop connection',
phase: 'backend.resolve',
progress: 4,
running: true
},
{ allowDecrease: true }
)
}
function resetHermesConnection() {
connectionPromise = null
if (hermesProcess && !hermesProcess.killed) {
hermesProcess.kill('SIGTERM')
}
hermesProcess = null
resetBootProgressForReconnect()
}
async function startHermes() {
if (connectionPromise) return connectionPromise
connectionPromise = (async () => {
await advanceBootProgress('backend.resolve', 'Resolving Hermes backend', 8)
const remote = resolveRemoteBackend()
if (remote) {
await advanceBootProgress('backend.remote', `Connecting to remote Hermes backend at ${remote.baseUrl}`, 24)
await waitForHermes(remote.baseUrl, remote.token)
updateBootProgress({
phase: 'backend.ready',
message: 'Remote Hermes backend is ready',
progress: 94,
running: true,
error: null
})
return {
baseUrl: remote.baseUrl,
mode: 'remote',
source: remote.source,
token: remote.token,
wsUrl: remote.wsUrl,
logs: hermesLog.slice(-80),
windowButtonPosition: getWindowButtonPosition()
}
}
await advanceBootProgress('backend.port', 'Finding an open local port', 16)
const port = await pickPort()
const token = crypto.randomBytes(32).toString('base64url')
const dashboardArgs = ['dashboard', '--no-open', '--tui', '--host', '127.0.0.1', '--port', String(port)]
await advanceBootProgress('backend.runtime', 'Resolving Hermes runtime', 28)
const backend = await ensureRuntime(resolveHermesBackend(dashboardArgs))
const hermesCwd = resolveHermesCwd()
const webDist = resolveWebDist()
await advanceBootProgress('backend.spawn', `Starting Hermes backend via ${backend.label}`, 84)
rememberLog(`Starting Hermes backend via ${backend.label}`)
hermesProcess = spawn(backend.command, backend.args, {
cwd: hermesCwd,
env: {
...process.env,
// Explicitly pin HERMES_HOME for the child so Python's get_hermes_home()
// resolves to the SAME location our resolveHermesHome() picked. Without
// this pin, Python falls back to ~/.hermes on every platform — fine on
// mac/linux (where our default matches), but on Windows our default is
// %LOCALAPPDATA%\hermes, which differs from C:\Users\<u>\.hermes.
// Mismatch would split config / sessions / .env / logs across two
// directories. install.ps1 sets HERMES_HOME via setx; the desktop
// can't reliably do that, so we set it inline for every spawn.
HERMES_HOME,
...backend.env,
HERMES_DASHBOARD_SESSION_TOKEN: token,
HERMES_DASHBOARD_TUI: '1',
HERMES_WEB_DIST: webDist
},
shell: backend.shell,
stdio: ['ignore', 'pipe', 'pipe']
})
hermesProcess.stdout.on('data', rememberLog)
hermesProcess.stderr.on('data', rememberLog)
let backendReady = false
let rejectBackendStart = null
const backendStartFailed = new Promise((_resolve, reject) => {
rejectBackendStart = reject
})
hermesProcess.once('error', error => {
rememberLog(`Hermes backend failed to start: ${error.message}`)
updateBootProgress(
{
error: error.message,
message: `Hermes backend failed to start: ${error.message}`,
phase: 'backend.error',
running: false
},
{ allowDecrease: true }
)
hermesProcess = null
connectionPromise = null
sendBackendExit({ code: null, signal: null, error: error.message })
rejectBackendStart?.(error)
})
hermesProcess.once('exit', (code, signal) => {
rememberLog(`Hermes dashboard exited (${signal || code})`)
hermesProcess = null
connectionPromise = null
sendBackendExit({ code, signal })
if (!backendReady) {
const message = `Hermes dashboard exited before it became ready (${signal || code}).`
updateBootProgress(
{
error: message,
message,
phase: 'backend.error',
running: false
},
{ allowDecrease: true }
)
rejectBackendStart?.(
new Error(
`Hermes dashboard exited before it became ready (${signal || code}). Log: ${DESKTOP_LOG_PATH}\n${recentHermesLog()}`
)
)
}
})
const baseUrl = `http://127.0.0.1:${port}`
await advanceBootProgress('backend.wait', 'Waiting for Hermes dashboard to become ready', 90)
await Promise.race([waitForHermes(baseUrl, token), backendStartFailed])
backendReady = true
updateBootProgress({
phase: 'backend.ready',
message: 'Hermes backend is ready. Finalizing desktop startup',
progress: 94,
running: true,
error: null
})
return {
baseUrl,
mode: 'local',
source: 'local',
token,
wsUrl: `ws://127.0.0.1:${port}/api/ws?token=${encodeURIComponent(token)}`,
logs: hermesLog.slice(-80),
windowButtonPosition: getWindowButtonPosition()
}
})().catch(error => {
const message = error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error)
updateBootProgress(
{
error: message,
message: `Desktop boot failed: ${message}`,
phase: 'backend.error',
running: false
},
{ allowDecrease: true }
)
connectionPromise = null
throw error
})
return connectionPromise
}
function createWindow() {
const icon = getAppIconPath()
mainWindow = new BrowserWindow({
width: 1220,
height: 800,
minWidth: 900,
minHeight: 620,
title: 'Hermes',
titleBarStyle: IS_MAC ? 'hidden' : 'default',
titleBarOverlay: IS_MAC ? { height: TITLEBAR_HEIGHT } : undefined,
trafficLightPosition: IS_MAC ? WINDOW_BUTTON_POSITION : undefined,
vibrancy: IS_MAC ? 'sidebar' : undefined,
icon,
backgroundColor: '#f7f7f7',
webPreferences: {
preload: path.join(__dirname, 'preload.cjs'),
contextIsolation: true,
webviewTag: true,
sandbox: true,
nodeIntegration: false,
devTools: Boolean(DEV_SERVER)
}
})
if (IS_MAC) {
mainWindow.setWindowButtonPosition?.(WINDOW_BUTTON_POSITION)
if (icon) {
app.dock?.setIcon(icon)
}
}
installPreviewShortcut(mainWindow)
installDevToolsShortcut(mainWindow)
installContextMenu(mainWindow)
if (DEV_SERVER) {
mainWindow.loadURL(DEV_SERVER)
} else {
mainWindow.loadURL(pathToFileURL(resolveRendererIndex()).toString())
}
mainWindow.webContents.once('did-finish-load', () => {
broadcastBootProgress()
startHermes().catch(error => rememberLog(error.stack || error.message))
})
}
ipcMain.handle('hermes:connection', async () => startHermes())
ipcMain.handle('hermes:boot-progress:get', async () => bootProgressState)
ipcMain.handle('hermes:connection-config:get', async () => sanitizeDesktopConnectionConfig())
ipcMain.handle('hermes:connection-config:test', async (_event, payload) => testDesktopConnectionConfig(payload))
ipcMain.handle('hermes:connection-config:save', async (_event, payload) => {
const config = coerceDesktopConnectionConfig(payload)
writeDesktopConnectionConfig(config)
return sanitizeDesktopConnectionConfig(config)
})
ipcMain.handle('hermes:connection-config:apply', async (_event, payload) => {
const config = coerceDesktopConnectionConfig(payload)
writeDesktopConnectionConfig(config)
resetHermesConnection()
setTimeout(() => mainWindow?.reload(), 150)
return sanitizeDesktopConnectionConfig(config)
})
ipcMain.on('hermes:previewShortcutActive', (_event, active) => {
previewShortcutActive = Boolean(active)
})
ipcMain.handle('hermes:requestMicrophoneAccess', async () => {
if (!IS_MAC || typeof systemPreferences.askForMediaAccess !== 'function') {
return true
}
return systemPreferences.askForMediaAccess('microphone')
})
ipcMain.handle('hermes:api', async (_event, request) => {
const connection = await startHermes()
return fetchJson(`${connection.baseUrl}${request.path}`, connection.token, {
method: request.method,
body: request.body
})
})
ipcMain.handle('hermes:notify', (_event, payload) => {
if (!Notification.isSupported()) return false
new Notification({
title: payload?.title || 'Hermes',
body: payload?.body || '',
silent: Boolean(payload?.silent)
}).show()
return true
})
ipcMain.handle('hermes:readFileDataUrl', async (_event, filePath) => {
const input = String(filePath || '')
const resolved = input.startsWith('file:') ? fileURLToPath(input) : path.resolve(input)
const data = await fs.promises.readFile(resolved)
return `data:${mimeTypeForPath(resolved)};base64,${data.toString('base64')}`
})
ipcMain.handle('hermes:readFileText', async (_event, filePath) => {
const input = String(filePath || '')
const resolved = input.startsWith('file:') ? fileURLToPath(input) : path.resolve(input)
const ext = path.extname(resolved).toLowerCase()
const stat = await fs.promises.stat(resolved)
const handle = await fs.promises.open(resolved, 'r')
const bytesToRead = Math.min(stat.size, TEXT_PREVIEW_MAX_BYTES)
try {
const buffer = Buffer.alloc(bytesToRead)
const { bytesRead } = await handle.read(buffer, 0, bytesToRead, 0)
return {
binary: looksBinary(buffer.subarray(0, Math.min(bytesRead, 4096))),
byteSize: stat.size,
language: PREVIEW_LANGUAGE_BY_EXT[ext] || 'text',
mimeType: mimeTypeForPath(resolved),
path: resolved,
text: buffer.subarray(0, bytesRead).toString('utf8'),
truncated: stat.size > TEXT_PREVIEW_MAX_BYTES
}
} finally {
await handle.close()
}
})
ipcMain.handle('hermes:selectPaths', async (_event, options = {}) => {
const properties = ['openFile']
if (options?.directories) properties.push('openDirectory')
if (options?.multiple !== false) properties.push('multiSelections')
const result = await dialog.showOpenDialog(mainWindow, {
title: options?.title || 'Add context',
defaultPath: options?.defaultPath ? path.resolve(String(options.defaultPath)) : undefined,
properties,
filters: Array.isArray(options?.filters) ? options.filters : undefined
})
if (result.canceled) return []
return result.filePaths
})
ipcMain.handle('hermes:writeClipboard', (_event, text) => {
clipboard.writeText(String(text || ''))
return true
})
ipcMain.handle('hermes:saveImageFromUrl', (_event, url) => saveImageFromUrl(String(url || '')))
ipcMain.handle('hermes:saveImageBuffer', async (_event, payload) => {
const data = payload?.data
if (!data) throw new Error('saveImageBuffer: missing data')
const buffer = Buffer.isBuffer(data) ? data : Buffer.from(data)
return writeComposerImage(buffer, payload?.ext || '.png')
})
ipcMain.handle('hermes:saveClipboardImage', async () => {
const image = clipboard.readImage()
if (!image || image.isEmpty()) {
return ''
}
return writeComposerImage(image.toPNG(), '.png')
})
ipcMain.handle('hermes:normalizePreviewTarget', (_event, target, baseDir) =>
normalizePreviewTarget(String(target || ''), baseDir ? String(baseDir) : '')
)
ipcMain.handle('hermes:watchPreviewFile', (_event, url) => watchPreviewFile(String(url || '')))
ipcMain.handle('hermes:stopPreviewFileWatch', (_event, id) => stopPreviewFileWatch(String(id || '')))
ipcMain.handle('hermes:openExternal', (_event, url) => shell.openExternal(url))
// Always-hidden noise (covers non-git projects too — gitignore would catch
// these anyway when present, but we want the same hygiene without one).
const FS_READDIR_HIDDEN = new Set(['.git', '.hg', '.svn', 'node_modules', '__pycache__', '.next', '.venv', 'venv'])
function findGitRoot(start) {
let dir = start
for (let i = 0; i < 50; i += 1) {
try {
if (fs.existsSync(path.join(dir, '.git'))) {
return dir
}
} catch {
return null
}
const parent = path.dirname(dir)
if (parent === dir) {
return null
}
dir = parent
}
return null
}
ipcMain.handle('hermes:fs:readDir', async (_event, dirPath) => {
const resolved = path.resolve(String(dirPath || ''))
if (!resolved) {
return { entries: [], error: 'invalid-path' }
}
try {
const dirents = await fs.promises.readdir(resolved, { withFileTypes: true })
const entries = dirents
.filter(d => {
if (FS_READDIR_HIDDEN.has(d.name)) {
return false
}
return true
})
.map(d => ({ name: d.name, path: path.join(resolved, d.name), isDirectory: d.isDirectory() }))
.sort((a, b) => Number(b.isDirectory) - Number(a.isDirectory) || a.name.localeCompare(b.name))
return { entries }
} catch (error) {
return { entries: [], error: error?.code || 'read-error' }
}
})
ipcMain.handle('hermes:fs:gitRoot', async (_event, startPath) => {
const input = String(startPath || '')
const resolved = input.startsWith('file:') ? fileURLToPath(input) : path.resolve(input)
try {
const stat = await fs.promises.stat(resolved)
const start = stat.isDirectory() ? resolved : path.dirname(resolved)
return findGitRoot(start)
} catch {
return findGitRoot(resolved)
}
})
app.whenReady().then(() => {
if (IS_MAC) {
Menu.setApplicationMenu(buildApplicationMenu())
} else {
Menu.setApplicationMenu(null)
}
installMediaPermissions()
createWindow()
app.on('activate', () => {
if (BrowserWindow.getAllWindows().length === 0) createWindow()
})
})
app.on('before-quit', () => {
if (desktopLogFlushTimer) {
clearTimeout(desktopLogFlushTimer)
desktopLogFlushTimer = null
}
flushDesktopLogBufferSync()
closePreviewWatchers()
if (hermesProcess && !hermesProcess.killed) {
hermesProcess.kill('SIGTERM')
}
})
app.on('window-all-closed', () => {
if (process.platform !== 'darwin') app.quit()
})