NousResearch/hermes-agent · error

Could not stage remote HTML preview

Error message

Could not stage remote HTML preview

What it means

Error "Could not stage remote HTML preview" thrown in NousResearch/hermes-agent.

Source

Thrown at apps/desktop/src/lib/local-preview.ts:175

    if (target.transient) {
      throw new Error('Remote HTML preview could not be loaded')
    }

    await bridge.openPreviewInBrowser(target.url)

    return
  }

  if (!bridge.saveImageBuffer) {
    throw new Error('Desktop preview buffer bridge is unavailable')
  }

  const decoded = atob(dataUrl.slice(dataUrl.indexOf(',') + 1))
  const bytes = Uint8Array.from(decoded, char => char.charCodeAt(0))
  const filePath = await bridge.saveImageBuffer(bytes, '.html')

  if (!filePath) {
    throw new Error('Could not stage remote HTML preview')
  }

  await bridge.openPreviewInBrowser(pathToFileUrl(filePath))
}

export function localPreviewTarget(rawTarget: string, cwd?: string | null): PreviewTarget | null {
  const raw = rawTarget.trim().replace(/^`|`$/g, '')

  if (!raw) {
    return null
  }

  if (/^https?:\/\//i.test(raw)) {
    return { kind: 'url', label: basename(raw), source: raw, url: raw }
  }

  let path = raw

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Solutions

1. Check connectivity to the remote backend and retry.
2. Verify the remote workspace path is writable and has free space.
3. Re-authenticate to the remote gateway if the session token expired.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at apps/desktop/src/lib/local-preview.ts:175 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of NousResearch/hermes-agent@c896c09c42 (2026-08-14). Data as JSON: /api/errors/cf13e17ea527ce80. Report an issue: GitHub.