fix(gateway): show friendly error when service is not installed - #15922
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Instead of an unhelpful CalledProcessError traceback when running `hermes gateway start/stop/restart` without first installing the service, check for the unit file and exit with an actionable install hint. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Summary
hermes gateway start/stop/restartwithout first installing the service, the CLI now shows a clear error with install instructions instead of a rawCalledProcessErrortraceback_require_service_installed()guard tosystemd_start,systemd_stop, andsystemd_restartBefore:
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_require_service_installed(exits with hint when unit missing, passes when unit exists)hermes gateway starton a machine without the service installed — should show the friendly message🤖 Generated with Claude Code