NousResearch/hermes-agent · error · Error

icon not found: ${icon}

Error message

icon not found: ${icon}

What it means

Error "icon not found: ${icon}" thrown in NousResearch/hermes-agent.

Source

Thrown at apps/desktop/scripts/set-exe-identity.mjs:56

import { resolve, join } from 'node:path'
import { existsSync } from 'node:fs'

import { rcedit } from 'rcedit'

import { isMain } from './utils.mjs'

// Stamp the Hermes icon + identity onto `exe`. Resolves on success, throws on
// failure. `desktopRoot` defaults to this script's package root so the icon and
// the rcedit dependency resolve regardless of cwd.
async function stampExeIdentity(exe, desktopRoot = resolve(import.meta.dirname, '..')) {
  if (!exe || !existsSync(exe)) {
    throw new Error(`target exe not found: ${exe}`)
  }

  // Icon lives at apps/desktop/assets/icon.ico
  const icon = join(desktopRoot, 'assets', 'icon.ico')
  if (!existsSync(icon)) {
    throw new Error(`icon not found: ${icon}`)
  }

  console.log(`[set-exe-identity] stamping ${exe}`)
  console.log(`[set-exe-identity] icon: ${icon}`)

  await rcedit(exe, {
    icon,
    'version-string': {
      ProductName: 'Hermes',
      FileDescription: 'Hermes',
      CompanyName: 'Nous Research',
      LegalCopyright: 'Copyright (c) 2026 Nous Research'
    }
  })

  console.log('[set-exe-identity] done — Hermes icon + identity stamped')
}

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Solutions

1. Provide an icon file at the expected path or pass the correct icon path.
2. Regenerate the app icons before running the identity script.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at apps/desktop/scripts/set-exe-identity.mjs:56 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/082988d4402953ba. Report an issue: GitHub.