diff --git a/.github/workflows/stale.yml b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
index b398497de..27b330aa9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stale.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ jobs:
           close-pr-message: 'This PR has been automatically closed due to inactivity.'
           days-before-stale: 30  # Days of inactivity before marking as stale
           days-before-close: 7  # Days of inactivity before closing stale issues/PRs
-          stale-issue-label: 'stale'
-          stale-pr-label: 'stale'
-          exempt-issue-labels: 'do not close'
-          exempt-pr-labels: 'do not close'
+          stale-issue-label: 'status:stale'
+          stale-pr-label: 'status:stale'
+          exempt-issue-labels: 'status:do not close'
+          exempt-pr-labels: 'status:do not close'
           remove-stale-when-updated: true
diff --git a/apps/memos-local-plugin/adapters/hermes/install.hermes.sh b/apps/memos-local-plugin/adapters/hermes/install.hermes.sh
index cfec47682..b1c6d8789 100755
--- a/apps/memos-local-plugin/adapters/hermes/install.hermes.sh
+++ b/apps/memos-local-plugin/adapters/hermes/install.hermes.sh
@@ -48,16 +48,38 @@ else
 fi
 
 # ── 3. wire up Python provider ────────────────────────────────────────────────
-# Hermes discovers providers from $PREFIX. Symlinking the Python package
-# to a discoverable path (if HERMES_PLUGINS_DIR is set) avoids asking the
-# user to edit PYTHONPATH manually.
+# Hermes source-tree upgrades can replace the checkout-local
+# plugins/memory directory, so always maintain a user-level link too.
+: "${HOME:?HOME must be set for user-level plugin directory creation}"
+USER_HERMES_PLUGINS_DIR="${HOME}/.hermes/plugins/memory"
+mkdir -p "$USER_HERMES_PLUGINS_DIR"
+USER_TARGET="$USER_HERMES_PLUGINS_DIR/memtensor"
+# Clean up a pre-existing non-symlink entry (file or dir) left over from
+# a previous manual install so `ln -sfn` doesn't refuse or misbehave.
+if [[ -L "$USER_TARGET" ]]; then rm "$USER_TARGET"
+elif [[ -e "$USER_TARGET" ]]; then rm -rf "$USER_TARGET"
+fi
+ln -sfn "$PREFIX/adapters/hermes/memos_provider" "$USER_TARGET"
+log "Linked Python provider → $USER_TARGET"
+
 if [[ -n "${HERMES_PLUGINS_DIR:-}" ]]; then
   mkdir -p "$HERMES_PLUGINS_DIR"
-  ln -sfn "$PREFIX/adapters/hermes/memos_provider" "$HERMES_PLUGINS_DIR/memos_provider"
-  log "Linked Python provider → $HERMES_PLUGINS_DIR/memos_provider"
+  HERMES_TARGET="$HERMES_PLUGINS_DIR/memtensor"
+  # Remove the legacy 'memos_provider' symlink name if it lingers from an
+  # earlier installer version, so re-running the script doesn't leave a
+  # dangling reference behind.
+  LEGACY_TARGET="$HERMES_PLUGINS_DIR/memos_provider"
+  if [[ -L "$LEGACY_TARGET" ]]; then
+    rm "$LEGACY_TARGET"
+    log "Removed legacy symlink $LEGACY_TARGET"
+  fi
+  if [[ -L "$HERMES_TARGET" ]]; then rm "$HERMES_TARGET"
+  elif [[ -e "$HERMES_TARGET" ]]; then rm -rf "$HERMES_TARGET"
+  fi
+  ln -sfn "$PREFIX/adapters/hermes/memos_provider" "$HERMES_TARGET"
+  log "Linked Python provider → $HERMES_TARGET"
 else
-  log "HERMES_PLUGINS_DIR not set; skipping Python provider symlink. You can manually link:"
-  log "  ln -s \"$PREFIX/adapters/hermes/memos_provider\" <hermes-plugins>/memos_provider"
+  log "HERMES_PLUGINS_DIR not set; user-level provider link was created."
 fi
 
 log "Hermes adapter install complete."
diff --git a/apps/memos-local-plugin/install.ps1 b/apps/memos-local-plugin/install.ps1
index 0290ee47b..098b7b4e7 100644
--- a/apps/memos-local-plugin/install.ps1
+++ b/apps/memos-local-plugin/install.ps1
@@ -436,13 +436,27 @@ function Install-Hermes {
     }
     
     if (-not $PluginDir -or -not (Test-Path $PluginDir)) { Stop-Die "plugins\memory not found" }
-    
-    $Target = Join-Path $PluginDir "memtensor"
-    if (Test-Path $Target) { Remove-Item -Recurse -Force $Target }
-    
-    New-Item -ItemType Junction -Path $Target -Value (Join-Path $AdapterDir "memos_provider") | Out-Null
+
+    $UserPluginDir = Join-Path $env:LOCALAPPDATA "hermes\plugins\memory"
+    New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $UserPluginDir -Force | Out-Null
+    Write-Host "Ensuring user plugin dir: $UserPluginDir"
+    $ProviderTargets = @(
+        (Join-Path $PluginDir "memtensor"),
+        (Join-Path $UserPluginDir "memtensor")
+    )
+    foreach ($Target in $ProviderTargets) {
+        if (Test-Path $Target) { Remove-Item -Recurse -Force $Target }
+        try {
+            New-Item -ItemType Junction -Path $Target -Value (Join-Path $AdapterDir "memos_provider") -ErrorAction Stop | Out-Null
+            Write-Success "Linked -> $Target"
+        } catch {
+            Write-Warning "Failed to create junction at $Target : $_"
+        }
+    }
     Copy-Item -Path (Join-Path $AdapterDir "plugin.yaml") -Destination (Join-Path $AdapterDir "memos_provider\plugin.yaml") -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
-    Write-Success "Linked -> $Target"
+    if (-not (Test-Path (Join-Path $AdapterDir "memos_provider\plugin.yaml"))) {
+        Write-Warning "plugin.yaml copy may have failed; verify $AdapterDir\memos_provider\plugin.yaml exists."
+    }
     
     if (Test-Path $ConfigFile) {
         $PyScript = @"
diff --git a/apps/memos-local-plugin/install.sh b/apps/memos-local-plugin/install.sh
index 989f0ea24..20135e3f7 100755
--- a/apps/memos-local-plugin/install.sh
+++ b/apps/memos-local-plugin/install.sh
@@ -732,13 +732,22 @@ except Exception:
   success "plugins/memory: ${plugin_dir}"
 
   step "Linking memtensor provider"
-  local target="${plugin_dir}/memtensor"
-  if [[ -L "${target}" ]]; then rm "${target}"
-  elif [[ -e "${target}" ]]; then rm -rf "${target}"
-  fi
-  ln -s "${adapter_dir}/memos_provider" "${target}"
+  local user_plugin_dir="${HOME}/.hermes/plugins/memory"
+  mkdir -p "${user_plugin_dir}"
+  # Ensure the provider directory is fully populated before symlinking so
+  # the second symlink (user-level) already points at a complete tree.
   cp "${adapter_dir}/plugin.yaml" "${adapter_dir}/memos_provider/plugin.yaml" 2>/dev/null || true
-  success "Symlinked → ${target}"
+  local provider_targets=(
+    "${plugin_dir}/memtensor"
+    "${user_plugin_dir}/memtensor"
+  )
+  local target
+  for target in "${provider_targets[@]}"; do
+    # Use `ln -sfn` for atomic, idempotent replace; matches install.hermes.sh.
+    if [[ -e "${target}" && ! -L "${target}" ]]; then rm -rf "${target}"; fi
+    ln -sfn "${adapter_dir}/memos_provider" "${target}"
+    success "Symlinked → ${target}"
+  done
 
   step "Verifying provider & patching config"
   local verify
diff --git a/apps/memos-local-plugin/tests/unit/install/hermes-provider-link.test.ts b/apps/memos-local-plugin/tests/unit/install/hermes-provider-link.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..581304d85
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/memos-local-plugin/tests/unit/install/hermes-provider-link.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+import { readFileSync } from "node:fs";
+import path from "node:path";
+import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+
+const repoRoot = path.resolve(__dirname, "../../..");
+
+describe("Hermes provider install links", () => {
+  it("main Unix installer links both checkout-local and user-level provider paths", () => {
+    const source = readFileSync(path.join(repoRoot, "install.sh"), "utf8");
+
+    expect(source).toContain('${HOME}/.hermes/plugins/memory');
+    expect(source).toContain('"${plugin_dir}/memtensor"');
+    expect(source).toContain('"${user_plugin_dir}/memtensor"');
+  });
+
+  it("adapter Unix installer keeps a user-level provider link", () => {
+    const source = readFileSync(
+      path.join(repoRoot, "adapters/hermes/install.hermes.sh"),
+      "utf8",
+    );
+
+    expect(source).toContain('USER_HERMES_PLUGINS_DIR="${HOME}/.hermes/plugins/memory"');
+    expect(source).toContain('$USER_HERMES_PLUGINS_DIR/memtensor');
+  });
+
+  it("PowerShell installer links both checkout-local and user-level provider paths", () => {
+    const source = readFileSync(path.join(repoRoot, "install.ps1"), "utf8");
+
+    expect(source).toContain('hermes\\plugins\\memory');
+    expect(source).toContain('(Join-Path $PluginDir "memtensor")');
+    expect(source).toContain('(Join-Path $UserPluginDir "memtensor")');
+  });
+
+  it("PowerShell installer surfaces junction failures instead of swallowing them", () => {
+    const source = readFileSync(path.join(repoRoot, "install.ps1"), "utf8");
+
+    // New-Item -ItemType Junction now runs inside try/catch with -ErrorAction Stop
+    expect(source).toContain("-ErrorAction Stop");
+    expect(source).toContain("Failed to create junction at $Target");
+  });
+
+  it("Unix adapter installer guards HOME and cleans stale symlink targets", () => {
+    const source = readFileSync(
+      path.join(repoRoot, "adapters/hermes/install.hermes.sh"),
+      "utf8",
+    );
+
+    expect(source).toContain('${HOME:?HOME must be set');
+    expect(source).toContain('if [[ -L "$USER_TARGET" ]]; then rm "$USER_TARGET"');
+    expect(source).toContain('LEGACY_TARGET="$HERMES_PLUGINS_DIR/memos_provider"');
+  });
+
+  it("main Unix installer uses atomic ln -sfn and prepares provider dir first", () => {
+    const source = readFileSync(path.join(repoRoot, "install.sh"), "utf8");
+
+    // cp runs BEFORE the loop now so the provider dir is populated before
+    // the second symlink is created.
+    const cpPos = source.indexOf('cp "${adapter_dir}/plugin.yaml"');
+    const loopPos = source.indexOf("provider_targets=(");
+    expect(cpPos).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+    expect(loopPos).toBeGreaterThan(cpPos);
+    expect(source).toContain('ln -sfn "${adapter_dir}/memos_provider" "${target}"');
+  });
+});
diff --git a/docs/cn/open_source/modules/dream.md b/docs/cn/open_source/modules/dream.md
index a83beab42..55cd9e2cf 100644
--- a/docs/cn/open_source/modules/dream.md
+++ b/docs/cn/open_source/modules/dream.md
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ Dream 模拟这一点：从*未完成的内在动机*出发，而不是从原始
 ```json
 {
   "motive_id": "motive:dream_memory_strategy_alignment",
-  "description": "Several conversations failed for the same hidden reason: weekly reporting, future planning, and filter design were treated as separate tasks, while the user needed a shared strategic narrative.",
+  "description": "几次对话失败，背后是同一个隐藏原因：周报、未来规划和 filter 设计被当成三个独立任务，而用户需要的是一条统一的战略叙事。",
   "memory_ids": ["weekly_report_thread", "future_planning_thread", "filter_design_thread"]
 }
 ```