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Summary

hermes update no longer floods the terminal with the desktop build's vite asset dump, electron-builder logs, npm deprecation warnings, and the cua-driver installer's "Next steps" wall — that low-signal output is captured to ~/.hermes/logs/update.log instead. The update now shows concise status lines and only surfaces captured output on failure.

Changes

  • hermes_cli/main.py: new _log_only_write() / _run_logged_subprocess() helpers that write subprocess output to the update.log handle without echoing to the terminal. The desktop --build-only subprocess (vite + electron-builder) is now captured; prints a one-line status, and on failure dumps the last 15 lines plus a pointer to the full log.
  • hermes_cli/tools_config.py: the cua-driver installer captures its chatty "Next steps" output when verbose=False (the hermes update refresh path). The concise upgrade line is unchanged; interactive computer-use install still streams live.
  • tests/hermes_cli/test_update_hangup_protection.py: 5 new tests covering log-only routing, the no-update-stream no-op, and subprocess capture on success and nonzero exit.

Preserved behavior

Validation

Before After
Terminal output on success Full vite asset list + electron-builder + npm warnings + cua "Next steps" wall Concise status lines only
Failure debuggability Inline Last 15 lines + update.log pointer (full output in log)
Tests 57 passed (5 new), 0 failed

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quieter-updates

…of the terminal

hermes update flooded the terminal with the full vite asset dump,
electron-builder logs, npm deprecation warnings from the desktop build,
and the cua-driver installer's 'Next steps' wall. All of that is
low-signal noise the user doesn't need on a successful update.

- Capture the desktop --build-only subprocess (vite + electron-builder)
  into ~/.hermes/logs/update.log; print a one-line status, and on
  failure surface the last 15 lines + a pointer to the full log.
- Capture the cua-driver installer's output when verbose=False (the
  hermes update refresh path); concise upgrade line is unchanged.
- Add _log_only_write() / _run_logged_subprocess() helpers that write to
  the update.log handle without echoing to the terminal.

The repo-root npm install keeps streaming (capture_output=False) — that
is the deliberate #18840 guard so a slow postinstall download doesn't
look hung. The desktop npm install is a separate Electron process with
no such progress concern and is captured.
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🔎 Lint report: hermes/hermes-6d6abcad vs origin/main

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Total: 0 on HEAD, 0 on base (➖ 0)

🆕 New issues: none

✅ Fixed issues: none

Unchanged: 0 pre-existing issues carried over.

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Total: 11509 on HEAD, 11511 on base (✅ -2)

🆕 New issues (1):

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invalid-assignment 1
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tests/run_agent/test_credits_notices_toggle.py:76: [invalid-assignment] invalid-assignment: Object of type `None` is not assignable to attribute `_credits_session_start_micros` of type `int`

✅ Fixed issues (2):

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unresolved-attribute 2
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run_agent.py:3014: [unresolved-attribute] unresolved-attribute: Object of type `Self@get_credits_spent_micros` has no attribute `_credits_session_start_micros`
tests/run_agent/test_credits_notices_toggle.py:76: [unresolved-attribute] unresolved-attribute: Unresolved attribute `_credits_session_start_micros` on type `AIAgent`

Unchanged: 6057 pre-existing issues carried over.

Diagnostics are surfaced as warnings — this check never fails the build.

The captured cua-driver installer output was only sent to logger.debug
(agent.log) on failure, so the 'Next steps' wall was lost from
update.log entirely on success. Write the full captured output straight
to the update.log handle (sys.stdout._log) on both success and failure,
matching the desktop-build capture, so update.log keeps the complete
record of everything an update did.
@alt-glitch alt-glitch added type/feature New feature or request comp/cli CLI entry point, hermes_cli/, setup wizard P3 Low — cosmetic, nice to have labels Jun 27, 2026
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pai-scaffolde pushed a commit to pai-scaffolde/hermes-agent that referenced this pull request Jun 28, 2026
…of the terminal (NousResearch#53616)

* fix(update): route loud build/installer output to update.log instead of the terminal

hermes update flooded the terminal with the full vite asset dump,
electron-builder logs, npm deprecation warnings from the desktop build,
and the cua-driver installer's 'Next steps' wall. All of that is
low-signal noise the user doesn't need on a successful update.

- Capture the desktop --build-only subprocess (vite + electron-builder)
  into ~/.hermes/logs/update.log; print a one-line status, and on
  failure surface the last 15 lines + a pointer to the full log.
- Capture the cua-driver installer's output when verbose=False (the
  hermes update refresh path); concise upgrade line is unchanged.
- Add _log_only_write() / _run_logged_subprocess() helpers that write to
  the update.log handle without echoing to the terminal.

The repo-root npm install keeps streaming (capture_output=False) — that
is the deliberate NousResearch#18840 guard so a slow postinstall download doesn't
look hung. The desktop npm install is a separate Electron process with
no such progress concern and is captured.

* fix(update): persist full cua-driver installer output to update.log

The captured cua-driver installer output was only sent to logger.debug
(agent.log) on failure, so the 'Next steps' wall was lost from
update.log entirely on success. Write the full captured output straight
to the update.log handle (sys.stdout._log) on both success and failure,
matching the desktop-build capture, so update.log keeps the complete
record of everything an update did.
waefrebeorn pushed a commit to waefrebeorn/slermes that referenced this pull request Jul 2, 2026
…of the terminal (NousResearch#53616)

* fix(update): route loud build/installer output to update.log instead of the terminal

hermes update flooded the terminal with the full vite asset dump,
electron-builder logs, npm deprecation warnings from the desktop build,
and the cua-driver installer's 'Next steps' wall. All of that is
low-signal noise the user doesn't need on a successful update.

- Capture the desktop --build-only subprocess (vite + electron-builder)
  into ~/.hermes/logs/update.log; print a one-line status, and on
  failure surface the last 15 lines + a pointer to the full log.
- Capture the cua-driver installer's output when verbose=False (the
  hermes update refresh path); concise upgrade line is unchanged.
- Add _log_only_write() / _run_logged_subprocess() helpers that write to
  the update.log handle without echoing to the terminal.

The repo-root npm install keeps streaming (capture_output=False) — that
is the deliberate NousResearch#18840 guard so a slow postinstall download doesn't
look hung. The desktop npm install is a separate Electron process with
no such progress concern and is captured.

* fix(update): persist full cua-driver installer output to update.log

The captured cua-driver installer output was only sent to logger.debug
(agent.log) on failure, so the 'Next steps' wall was lost from
update.log entirely on success. Write the full captured output straight
to the update.log handle (sys.stdout._log) on both success and failure,
matching the desktop-build capture, so update.log keeps the complete
record of everything an update did.
habarmc1223-sudo pushed a commit to habarmc1223-sudo/hermes-agent-fluxmem that referenced this pull request Jul 8, 2026
…of the terminal (NousResearch#53616)

* fix(update): route loud build/installer output to update.log instead of the terminal

hermes update flooded the terminal with the full vite asset dump,
electron-builder logs, npm deprecation warnings from the desktop build,
and the cua-driver installer's 'Next steps' wall. All of that is
low-signal noise the user doesn't need on a successful update.

- Capture the desktop --build-only subprocess (vite + electron-builder)
  into ~/.hermes/logs/update.log; print a one-line status, and on
  failure surface the last 15 lines + a pointer to the full log.
- Capture the cua-driver installer's output when verbose=False (the
  hermes update refresh path); concise upgrade line is unchanged.
- Add _log_only_write() / _run_logged_subprocess() helpers that write to
  the update.log handle without echoing to the terminal.

The repo-root npm install keeps streaming (capture_output=False) — that
is the deliberate NousResearch#18840 guard so a slow postinstall download doesn't
look hung. The desktop npm install is a separate Electron process with
no such progress concern and is captured.

* fix(update): persist full cua-driver installer output to update.log

The captured cua-driver installer output was only sent to logger.debug
(agent.log) on failure, so the 'Next steps' wall was lost from
update.log entirely on success. Write the full captured output straight
to the update.log handle (sys.stdout._log) on both success and failure,
matching the desktop-build capture, so update.log keeps the complete
record of everything an update did.
santhreal pushed a commit to santhreal/hermes-agent that referenced this pull request Jul 13, 2026
…of the terminal (NousResearch#53616)

* fix(update): route loud build/installer output to update.log instead of the terminal

hermes update flooded the terminal with the full vite asset dump,
electron-builder logs, npm deprecation warnings from the desktop build,
and the cua-driver installer's 'Next steps' wall. All of that is
low-signal noise the user doesn't need on a successful update.

- Capture the desktop --build-only subprocess (vite + electron-builder)
  into ~/.hermes/logs/update.log; print a one-line status, and on
  failure surface the last 15 lines + a pointer to the full log.
- Capture the cua-driver installer's output when verbose=False (the
  hermes update refresh path); concise upgrade line is unchanged.
- Add _log_only_write() / _run_logged_subprocess() helpers that write to
  the update.log handle without echoing to the terminal.

The repo-root npm install keeps streaming (capture_output=False) — that
is the deliberate NousResearch#18840 guard so a slow postinstall download doesn't
look hung. The desktop npm install is a separate Electron process with
no such progress concern and is captured.

* fix(update): persist full cua-driver installer output to update.log

The captured cua-driver installer output was only sent to logger.debug
(agent.log) on failure, so the 'Next steps' wall was lost from
update.log entirely on success. Write the full captured output straight
to the update.log handle (sys.stdout._log) on both success and failure,
matching the desktop-build capture, so update.log keeps the complete
record of everything an update did.
Gravezzz pushed a commit to Gravezzz/hermes-agent that referenced this pull request Jul 21, 2026
…of the terminal (NousResearch#53616)

* fix(update): route loud build/installer output to update.log instead of the terminal

hermes update flooded the terminal with the full vite asset dump,
electron-builder logs, npm deprecation warnings from the desktop build,
and the cua-driver installer's 'Next steps' wall. All of that is
low-signal noise the user doesn't need on a successful update.

- Capture the desktop --build-only subprocess (vite + electron-builder)
  into ~/.hermes/logs/update.log; print a one-line status, and on
  failure surface the last 15 lines + a pointer to the full log.
- Capture the cua-driver installer's output when verbose=False (the
  hermes update refresh path); concise upgrade line is unchanged.
- Add _log_only_write() / _run_logged_subprocess() helpers that write to
  the update.log handle without echoing to the terminal.

The repo-root npm install keeps streaming (capture_output=False) — that
is the deliberate NousResearch#18840 guard so a slow postinstall download doesn't
look hung. The desktop npm install is a separate Electron process with
no such progress concern and is captured.

* fix(update): persist full cua-driver installer output to update.log

The captured cua-driver installer output was only sent to logger.debug
(agent.log) on failure, so the 'Next steps' wall was lost from
update.log entirely on success. Write the full captured output straight
to the update.log handle (sys.stdout._log) on both success and failure,
matching the desktop-build capture, so update.log keeps the complete
record of everything an update did.
leewenjie pushed a commit to leewenjie/hermes-agent that referenced this pull request Aug 7, 2026
…of the terminal (NousResearch#53616)

* fix(update): route loud build/installer output to update.log instead of the terminal

hermes update flooded the terminal with the full vite asset dump,
electron-builder logs, npm deprecation warnings from the desktop build,
and the cua-driver installer's 'Next steps' wall. All of that is
low-signal noise the user doesn't need on a successful update.

- Capture the desktop --build-only subprocess (vite + electron-builder)
  into ~/.hermes/logs/update.log; print a one-line status, and on
  failure surface the last 15 lines + a pointer to the full log.
- Capture the cua-driver installer's output when verbose=False (the
  hermes update refresh path); concise upgrade line is unchanged.
- Add _log_only_write() / _run_logged_subprocess() helpers that write to
  the update.log handle without echoing to the terminal.

The repo-root npm install keeps streaming (capture_output=False) — that
is the deliberate NousResearch#18840 guard so a slow postinstall download doesn't
look hung. The desktop npm install is a separate Electron process with
no such progress concern and is captured.

* fix(update): persist full cua-driver installer output to update.log

The captured cua-driver installer output was only sent to logger.debug
(agent.log) on failure, so the 'Next steps' wall was lost from
update.log entirely on success. Write the full captured output straight
to the update.log handle (sys.stdout._log) on both success and failure,
matching the desktop-build capture, so update.log keeps the complete
record of everything an update did.
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