NousResearch/hermes-agent · error · anyhow::Error

resolve install script failed: {e:#}

Error message

resolve install script failed: {e:#}

What it means

Error "resolve install script failed: {e:#}" thrown in NousResearch/hermes-agent.

Source

Thrown at apps/bootstrap-installer/src-tauri/src/bootstrap.rs:494

        // under the default INFO filter. Previously this was debug! which
        // got dropped on the floor, leaving us blind whenever install.ps1
        // failed — the log only had the "bootstrap starting" banner.
        tracing::info!(target: "bootstrap.log", "{line}");
    };

    // 1. Resolve install.ps1
    let script = install_script::resolve(kind, &pin, &emit_log)
        .await
        .map_err(|e| {
            let msg = format!("resolve install script failed: {e:#}");
            emit_event(
                &app,
                BootstrapEvent::Failed {
                    stage: None,
                    error: msg.clone(),
                },
            );
            anyhow!(msg)
        })?;

    let source_note = match &script.source {
        ScriptSource::DevCheckout => "dev checkout",
        ScriptSource::Bundled => "bundled",
        ScriptSource::Cached => "cached",
        ScriptSource::Downloaded => "downloaded",
    };
    emit_log(&format!(
        "[bootstrap] script {} via {}",
        script.path.display(),
        source_note
    ));

    // 2. Fetch manifest
    //
    // -IncludeDesktop MUST be passed to the manifest call too — install.ps1
    // gates the desktop stage inclusion on this flag, so without it here

View on GitHub (pinned to c896c09c42)

Solutions

1. Check that the install script source (pin commit or stamp) is configured and reachable.
2. Review the detailed error and verify the packaged build has a valid install stamp.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at apps/bootstrap-installer/src-tauri/src/bootstrap.rs:494 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/95c7355b870bd0aa. Report an issue: GitHub.