NousResearch/hermes-agent · error · Error

target exe not found: ${exe}

Error message

target exe not found: ${exe}

What it means

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

Source

Thrown at apps/desktop/scripts/set-exe-identity.mjs:50

//
// Exits 0 on success, non-zero on failure when run as a CLI. As a hook,
// stampExeIdentity() resolves on success and rejects on failure; the caller
// (after-pack.mjs) swallows the rejection so a stamp failure never fails an
// otherwise-good build (worst case: stock icon, not a broken app).

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'

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Solutions

1. Build the app first so the target exe exists at the expected path.
2. Pass the correct exe path to the script.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at apps/desktop/scripts/set-exe-identity.mjs:50 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/894302a9e1f6d989. Report an issue: GitHub.