[Bug]: INSTALL DIDN'T FINISH. Hermes installer fails at "desktop" stage — npm install exit code 1 on Windows 10

[kraplegit]

Bug Description

Note: This report was AI-assisted — drafted by an AI agent based on the user's log file and system info. The user reviewed and corrected the OS version and root cause analysis before submission.

Hermes installer (C:\Users\User\AppData\Local\hermes\hermes-setup.exe) fails at the "desktop" stage on Windows. All prerequisite and installation stages succeed (uv, Python, Git, Node, ripgrep/ffmpeg, repository clone, venv, Python dependencies, Node.js dependencies), but the desktop workspace npm install fails with exit code 1. The installer reports bootstrap FAILED and Hermes cannot be used.

Steps to Reproduce

1. Run C:\Users\User\AppData\Local\hermes\hermes-setup.exe on Windows 10 Pro (x64) with an existing Hermes installation.
2. Wait for all stages to complete — the installer proceeds through uv, Python, Git, Node, system-packages, repository, venv, dependencies, and node-deps successfully.
3. At the "desktop" stage, npm ci fails with exit code 1.
4. The installer retries with npm install, which also fails with exit code 1.
5. Installer stops with bootstrap FAILED stage=Some("desktop").

Expected Behavior

The desktop workspace dependencies (including Electron ~150MB) should install successfully, allowing the desktop app to be built and Hermes to start.

Actual Behavior

bootstrap FAILED stage=Some("desktop") error=desktop workspace npm install failed (exit 1) -- see lines above for cause

npm emits EBADENGINE warnings for @icons-pack/react-simple-icons@13.13.0 (requires node >=24, current is v22.22.3) and deprecation warnings for inflight, rimraf, glob, boolean, rcedit. npm ci fails first, then npm install also fails. The exact npm error message beyond exit code 1 is not captured in the log.

Affected Component

Setup / Installation

Messaging Platform (if gateway-related)

N/A (CLI only)

Debug Report

N/A

Operating System

Microsoft Windows 10 Pro (10.0.19045), 64-bit

Python Version

3.11.9 (Microsoft Store: PythonSoftwareFoundation.Python.3.11_qbz5n2kfra8p0)

Hermes Version

0.16.0

Additional Logs / Traceback (optional)

C:\Users\User>hermes version
Hermes Agent v0.16.0 (2026.6.5) · upstream 7433d5f0
Project: C:\Users\User\AppData\Local\hermes\hermes-agent
Python: 3.11.9
OpenAI SDK: 2.24.0
Up to date

C:\Users\User\AppData\Local\hermes\logs\bootstrap-installer.log:

2026-06-14T17:12:06.829533Z  INFO hermes_bootstrap_lib: Hermes installer starting mode=Install force_setup=false
2026-06-14T17:12:08.863143Z  INFO hermes_bootstrap_lib::bootstrap: bootstrap starting pin=Pin { commit: None, branch: Some("main") } kind=Ps1 include_desktop=true
2026-06-14T17:12:08.863330Z  INFO bootstrap.log: [bootstrap] using cached install.ps1 for main
2026-06-14T17:12:08.863442Z  INFO bootstrap.log: [bootstrap] script C:\Users\User\AppData\Local\hermes\bootstrap-cache\install-main.ps1 via cached
2026-06-14T17:12:09.180727Z  INFO bootstrap.log: {"stages":[{"title":"Installing uv package manager","category":"prereqs","name":"uv","needs_user_input":false},{"title":"Verifying Python 3.11","category":"prereqs","name":"python","needs_user_input":false},{"title":"Installing Git","category":"prereqs","name":"git","needs_user_input":false},{"title":"Detecting Node.js","category":"prereqs","name":"node","needs_user_input":false},{"title":"Installing ripgrep and ffmpeg","category":"prereqs","name":"system-packages","needs_user_input":false},{"title":"Cloning Hermes repository","category":"install","name":"repository","needs_user_input":false},{"title":"Creating Python virtual environment","category":"install","name":"venv","needs_user_input":false},{"title":"Installing Python dependencies","category":"install","name":"dependencies","needs_user_input":false},{"title":"Installing Node.js dependencies","category":"install","name":"node-deps","needs_user_input":false},{"title":"Building desktop app","category":"install","name":"desktop","needs_user_input":false},{"title":"Adding Hermes to PATH","category":"finalize","name":"path","needs_user_input":false},{"title":"Writing configuration templates","category":"finalize","name":"config-templates","needs_user_input":false},{"title":"Installing messaging platform SDKs","category":"finalize","name":"platform-sdks","needs_user_input":false},{"title":"Marking install complete","category":"finalize","name":"bootstrap-marker","needs_user_input":false},{"title":"Configuring API keys and models","category":"post-install","name":"configure","needs_user_input":true},{"title":"Starting messaging gateway","category":"post-install","name":"gateway","needs_user_input":true}],"protocol_version":1} stage=__manifest__
2026-06-14T17:12:09.194645Z  INFO hermes_bootstrap_lib::bootstrap: manifest received stage_count=16 names=["uv", "python", "git", "node", "system-packages", "repository", "venv", "dependencies", "node-deps", "desktop", "path", "config-templates", "platform-sdks", "bootstrap-marker", "configure", "gateway"]
2026-06-14T17:12:09.194679Z  INFO hermes_bootstrap_lib::bootstrap: stage transition stage=uv state=Running duration_ms=None error=None
2026-06-14T17:12:09.530280Z  INFO bootstrap.log: [OK] Managed uv found (uv 0.11.21 (5aa65dd7a 2026-06-11 x86_64-pc-windows-msvc)) stage=uv
2026-06-14T17:12:09.567401Z  INFO bootstrap.log: {"skipped":false,"ok":true,"reason":null,"duration_ms":73,"stage":"uv"} stage=uv
2026-06-14T17:12:09.582247Z  INFO hermes_bootstrap_lib::bootstrap: stage transition stage=uv state=Succeeded duration_ms=Some(387) error=None
2026-06-14T17:12:09.582278Z  INFO hermes_bootstrap_lib::bootstrap: stage transition stage=python state=Running duration_ms=None error=None
2026-06-14T17:12:09.857159Z  INFO bootstrap.log: -> Checking Python 3.11... stage=python
2026-06-14T17:12:10.020070Z  INFO bootstrap.log: [OK] Python found: Python 3.11.9 stage=python
2026-06-14T17:12:10.056399Z  INFO bootstrap.log: {"skipped":false,"ok":true,"reason":null,"duration_ms":214,"stage":"python"} stage=python
2026-06-14T17:12:10.070685Z  INFO hermes_bootstrap_lib::bootstrap: stage transition stage=python state=Succeeded duration_ms=Some(488) error=None
2026-06-14T17:12:10.070708Z  INFO hermes_bootstrap_lib::bootstrap: stage transition stage=git state=Running duration_ms=None error=None
2026-06-14T17:12:10.351486Z  INFO bootstrap.log: -> Checking Git... stage=git
2026-06-14T17:12:10.428236Z  INFO bootstrap.log: [OK] Git found (git version 2.53.0.windows.1) stage=git
2026-06-14T17:12:11.287763Z  INFO bootstrap.log: -> Set HERMES_GIT_BASH_PATH=C:\Program Files\Git\bin\bash.exe stage=git
2026-06-14T17:12:11.326550Z  INFO bootstrap.log: {"skipped":false,"ok":true,"reason":null,"duration_ms":992,"stage":"git"} stage=git
2026-06-14T17:12:11.343473Z  INFO hermes_bootstrap_lib::bootstrap: stage transition stage=git state=Succeeded duration_ms=Some(1272) error=None
2026-06-14T17:12:11.343503Z  INFO hermes_bootstrap_lib::bootstrap: stage transition stage=node state=Running duration_ms=None error=None
2026-06-14T17:12:11.634331Z  INFO bootstrap.log: -> Checking Node.js (for browser tools)... stage=node
2026-06-14T17:12:11.664998Z  INFO bootstrap.log: [!] Node.js v22.8.0 is too old for the desktop build (need ^20.19 or >=22.12) stage=node
2026-06-14T17:12:11.695913Z  INFO bootstrap.log: [OK] Node.js v22.22.3 found (Hermes-managed) stage=node
2026-06-14T17:12:11.729902Z  INFO bootstrap.log: {"skipped":false,"ok":true,"reason":null,"duration_ms":112,"stage":"node"} stage=node
2026-06-14T17:12:11.745220Z  INFO hermes_bootstrap_lib::bootstrap: stage transition stage=node state=Succeeded duration_ms=Some(401) error=None
2026-06-14T17:12:11.745248Z  INFO hermes_bootstrap_lib::bootstrap: stage transition stage=system-packages state=Running duration_ms=None error=None
2026-06-14T17:12:12.015717Z  INFO bootstrap.log: -> Checking ripgrep (fast file search)... stage=system-packages
2026-06-14T17:12:12.065631Z  INFO bootstrap.log: [OK] ripgrep 14.1.0 (rev e50df40a19) found stage=system-packages
2026-06-14T17:12:12.066252Z  INFO bootstrap.log: -> Checking ffmpeg (TTS voice messages)... stage=system-packages
2026-06-14T17:12:12.068769Z  INFO bootstrap.log: [OK] ffmpeg found stage=system-packages
2026-06-14T17:12:12.106632Z  INFO bootstrap.log: {"skipped":false,"ok":true,"reason":null,"duration_ms":102,"stage":"system-packages"} stage=system-packages
2026-06-14T17:12:12.121220Z  INFO hermes_bootstrap_lib::bootstrap: stage transition stage=system-packages state=Succeeded duration_ms=Some(375) error=None
2026-06-14T17:12:12.121246Z  INFO hermes_bootstrap_lib::bootstrap: stage transition stage=repository state=Running duration_ms=None error=None
2026-06-14T17:12:12.436821Z  INFO bootstrap.log: -> Installing to C:\Users\User\AppData\Local\hermes\hermes-agent... stage=repository
2026-06-14T17:12:12.722677Z  INFO bootstrap.log: -> Existing installation found, updating... stage=repository
2026-06-14T17:12:13.001793Z  INFO bootstrap.log: -> Local changes detected, stashing before update... stage=repository
2026-06-14T17:12:13.600156Z  INFO bootstrap.log: Saved working directory and index state On main: hermes-install-autostash-20260615-011212 stage=repository
2026-06-14T17:12:15.477674Z  WARN bootstrap.log: stderr: Already on 'main' stage=repository
2026-06-14T17:12:15.481798Z  INFO bootstrap.log: Your branch is up to date with 'origin/main'. stage=repository
2026-06-14T17:12:16.742292Z  WARN bootstrap.log: stderr: From https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent stage=repository
2026-06-14T17:12:16.742305Z  WARN bootstrap.log: stderr:  * branch                main       -> FETCH_HEAD stage=repository
2026-06-14T17:12:17.028571Z  INFO bootstrap.log: Already up to date. stage=repository
2026-06-14T17:12:17.036852Z  INFO bootstrap.log: -> Restoring local changes... stage=repository
2026-06-14T17:12:17.667666Z  INFO bootstrap.log: On branch main stage=repository
2026-06-14T17:12:17.667683Z  INFO bootstrap.log: Your branch is up to date with 'origin/main'. stage=repository
2026-06-14T17:12:17.667689Z  INFO bootstrap.log:  stage=repository
2026-06-14T17:12:17.667699Z  INFO bootstrap.log: Changes not staged for commit: stage=repository
2026-06-14T17:12:17.667704Z  INFO bootstrap.log:   (use "git add <file>..." to update what will be committed) stage=repository
2026-06-14T17:12:17.667708Z  INFO bootstrap.log:   (use "git restore <file>..." to discard changes in working directory) stage=repository
2026-06-14T17:12:17.667713Z  INFO bootstrap.log: 	modified:   package-lock.json stage=repository
2026-06-14T17:12:17.667716Z  INFO bootstrap.log:  stage=repository
2026-06-14T17:12:17.667722Z  INFO bootstrap.log: no changes added to commit (use "git add" and/or "git commit -a") stage=repository
2026-06-14T17:12:17.820216Z  INFO bootstrap.log: Dropped stash@{0} (250bf3de699162f3bfefd557088fec3e0ff7d5a5) stage=repository
2026-06-14T17:12:17.825559Z  INFO bootstrap.log: [!] Local changes were restored on top of the updated codebase. stage=repository
2026-06-14T17:12:17.826267Z  INFO bootstrap.log: [!] Review git diff / git status if Hermes behaves unexpectedly. stage=repository
2026-06-14T17:12:18.042413Z  INFO bootstrap.log: [OK] Repository ready stage=repository
2026-06-14T17:12:18.077554Z  INFO bootstrap.log: {"skipped":false,"ok":true,"reason":null,"duration_ms":5667,"stage":"repository"} stage=repository
2026-06-14T17:12:18.095637Z  INFO hermes_bootstrap_lib::bootstrap: stage transition stage=repository state=Succeeded duration_ms=Some(5974) error=None
2026-06-14T17:12:18.095663Z  INFO hermes_bootstrap_lib::bootstrap: stage transition stage=venv state=Running duration_ms=None error=None
2026-06-14T17:12:18.394960Z  INFO bootstrap.log: -> Creating virtual environment with Python 3.11... stage=venv
2026-06-14T17:12:18.397702Z  INFO bootstrap.log: -> Virtual environment already exists, recreating... stage=venv
2026-06-14T17:12:20.101874Z  WARN bootstrap.log: stderr: Using CPython 3.11.9 interpreter at: C:\Users\User\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\PythonSoftwareFoundation.Python.3.11_qbz5n2kfra8p0\python.exe stage=venv
2026-06-14T17:12:20.101904Z  WARN bootstrap.log: stderr: Creating virtual environment at: venv stage=venv
2026-06-14T17:12:20.108061Z  WARN bootstrap.log: stderr: Activate with: venv\Scripts\activate stage=venv
2026-06-14T17:12:20.114886Z  INFO bootstrap.log: [OK] Virtual environment ready (Python 3.11) stage=venv
2026-06-14T17:12:20.156149Z  INFO bootstrap.log: {"skipped":false,"ok":true,"reason":null,"duration_ms":1780,"stage":"venv"} stage=venv
2026-06-14T17:12:20.173727Z  INFO hermes_bootstrap_lib::bootstrap: stage transition stage=venv state=Succeeded duration_ms=Some(2078) error=None
2026-06-14T17:12:20.173758Z  INFO hermes_bootstrap_lib::bootstrap: stage transition stage=dependencies state=Running duration_ms=None error=None
2026-06-14T17:12:20.561488Z  INFO bootstrap.log: -> Installing dependencies... stage=dependencies
2026-06-14T17:12:20.567209Z  INFO bootstrap.log: -> Trying tier: hash-verified (uv.lock) ... stage=dependencies
2026-06-14T17:12:20.605840Z  WARN bootstrap.log: stderr: Resolved 218 packages in 2ms stage=dependencies
2026-06-14T17:12:22.377395Z  WARN bootstrap.log: stderr: Installed 97 packages in 1.74s stage=dependencies
2026-06-14T17:12:22.377926Z  WARN bootstrap.log: stderr:  + agent-client-protocol==0.9.0 stage=dependencies
2026-06-14T17:12:22.378118Z  WARN bootstrap.log: stderr:  + aiohappyeyeballs==2.6.1 stage=dependencies
2026-06-14T17:12:22.378148Z  WARN bootstrap.log: stderr:  + aiohttp==3.13.4 stage=dependencies
2026-06-14T17:12:22.378532Z  WARN bootstrap.log: stderr:  + aiosignal==1.4.0 stage=dependencies
2026-06-14T17:12:22.378662Z  WARN bootstrap.log: stderr:  + annotated-doc==0.0.4 stage=dependencies
2026-06-14T17:12:22.378691Z  WARN bootstrap.log: stderr:  + annotated-types==0.7.0 stage=dependencies
2026-06-14T17:12:22.378738Z  WARN bootstrap.log: stderr:  + anyio==4.12.1 stage=dependencies
2026-06-14T17:12:22.379122Z  WARN bootstrap.log: stderr:  + attrs==25.4.0 stage=dependencies
2026-06-14T17:12:22.379208Z  WARN bootstrap.log: stderr:  + certifi==2026.5.20 stage=dependencies
2026-06-14T17:12:22.379279Z  WARN bootstrap.log: stderr:  + cffi==2.0.0 stage=dependencies
2026-06-14T17:12:22.379646Z  WARN bootstrap.log: stderr:  + charset-normalizer==3.4.4 stage=dependencies
2026-06-14T17:12:22.379759Z  WARN bootstrap.log: stderr:  + click==8.3.1 stage=dependencies
2026-06-14T17:12:22.380206Z  WARN bootstrap.log: stderr:  + colorama==0.4.6 stage=dependencies
2026-06-14T17:12:22.380313Z  WARN bootstrap.log: stderr:  + croniter==6.0.0 stage=dependencies
2026-06-14T17:12:22.380324Z  WARN bootstrap.log: stderr:  + cryptography==46.0.7 stage=dependencies
2026-06-14T17:12:22.380380Z  WARN bootstrap.log: stderr:  + defusedxml==0.7.1 stage=dependencies
2026-06-14T17:12:22.380646Z  WARN bootstrap.log: stderr:  + distro==1.9.0 stage=dependencies
2026-06-14T17:12:22.380860Z  WARN bootstrap.log: stderr:  + fastapi==0.133.1 stage=dependencies
2026-06-14T17:12:22.381279Z  WARN bootstrap.log: stderr:  + fire==0.7.1 stage=dependencies
2026-06-14T17:12:22.381347Z  WARN bootstrap.log: stderr:  + frozenlist==1.8.0 stage=dependencies
2026-06-14T17:12:22.381370Z  WARN bootstrap.log: stderr:  + google-api-core==2.30.3 stage=dependencies
2026-06-14T17:12:22.381524Z  WARN bootstrap.log: stderr:  + google-api-python-client==2.194.0 stage=dependencies
2026-06-14T17:12:22.381621Z  WARN bootstrap.log: stderr:  + google-auth==2.49.2 stage=dependencies
2026-06-14T17:12:22.381778Z  WARN bootstrap.log: stderr:  + google-auth-httplib2==0.3.1 stage=dependencies
2026-06-14T17:12:22.381961Z  WARN bootstrap.log: stderr:  + google-auth-oauthlib==1.3.1 stage=dependencies
2026-06-14T17:12:22.382151Z  WARN bootstrap.log: stderr:  + googleapis-common-protos==1.73.0 stage=dependencies
2026-06-14T17:12:22.382319Z  WARN bootstrap.log: stderr:  + h11==0.16.0 stage=dependencies
2026-06-14T17:12:22.382558Z  WARN bootstrap.log: stderr:  + hermes-agent==0.16.0 (from file:///C:/Users/User/AppData/Local/hermes/hermes-agent) stage=dependencies
2026-06-14T17:12:22.382716Z  WARN bootstrap.log: stderr:  + httpcore==1.0.9 stage=dependencies
2026-06-14T17:12:22.382879Z  WARN bootstrap.log: stderr:  + httplib2==0.31.2 stage=dependencies
2026-06-14T17:12:22.383044Z  WARN bootstrap.log: stderr:  + httptools==0.7.1 stage=dependencies
2026-06-14T17:12:22.383236Z  WARN bootstrap.log: stderr:  + httpx==0.28.1 stage=dependencies
2026-06-14T17:12:22.383406Z  WARN bootstrap.log: stderr:  + httpx-sse==0.4.3 stage=dependencies
2026-06-14T17:12:22.383527Z  WARN bootstrap.log: stderr:  + idna==3.15 stage=dependencies
2026-06-14T17:12:22.383825Z  WARN bootstrap.log: stderr:  + jinja2==3.1.6 stage=dependencies
2026-06-14T17:12:22.383944Z  WARN bootstrap.log: stderr:  + jiter==0.13.0 stage=dependencies
2026-06-14T17:12:22.384025Z  WARN bootstrap.log: stderr:  + jsonschema==4.26.0 stage=dependencies
2026-06-14T17:12:22.384248Z  WARN bootstrap.log: stderr:  + jsonschema-specifications==2025.9.1 stage=dependencies
2026-06-14T17:12:22.384438Z  WARN bootstrap.log: stderr:  + markdown==3.10.2 stage=dependencies
2026-06-14T17:12:22.384624Z  WARN bootstrap.log: stderr:  + markdown-it-py==4.0.0 stage=dependencies
2026-06-14T17:12:22.384797Z  WARN bootstrap.log: stderr:  + markupsafe==3.0.3 stage=dependencies
2026-06-14T17:12:22.384932Z  WARN bootstrap.log: stderr:  + mcp==1.26.0 stage=dependencies
2026-06-14T17:12:22.385154Z  WARN bootstrap.log: stderr:  + mdurl==0.1.2 stage=dependencies
2026-06-14T17:12:22.385305Z  WARN bootstrap.log: stderr:  + multidict==6.7.1 stage=dependencies
2026-06-14T17:12:22.385471Z  WARN bootstrap.log: stderr:  + oauthlib==3.3.1 stage=dependencies
2026-06-14T17:12:22.385725Z  WARN bootstrap.log: stderr:  + openai==2.24.0 stage=dependencies
2026-06-14T17:12:22.385869Z  WARN bootstrap.log: stderr:  + packaging==26.0 stage=dependencies
2026-06-14T17:12:22.386052Z  WARN bootstrap.log: stderr:  + pathspec==1.1.1 stage=dependencies
2026-06-14T17:12:22.386248Z  WARN bootstrap.log: stderr:  + pillow==12.2.0 stage=dependencies
2026-06-14T17:12:22.386460Z  WARN bootstrap.log: stderr:  + prompt-toolkit==3.0.52 stage=dependencies
2026-06-14T17:12:22.386679Z  WARN bootstrap.log: stderr:  + propcache==0.4.1 stage=dependencies
2026-06-14T17:12:22.386861Z  WARN bootstrap.log: stderr:  + proto-plus==1.27.2 stage=dependencies
2026-06-14T17:12:22.386971Z  WARN bootstrap.log: stderr:  + protobuf==6.33.5 stage=dependencies
2026-06-14T17:12:22.387159Z  WARN bootstrap.log: stderr:  + psutil==7.2.2 stage=dependencies
2026-06-14T17:12:22.387340Z  WARN bootstrap.log: stderr:  + pyasn1==0.6.3 stage=dependencies
2026-06-14T17:12:22.387519Z  WARN bootstrap.log: stderr:  + pyasn1-modules==0.4.2 stage=dependencies
2026-06-14T17:12:22.387717Z  WARN bootstrap.log: stderr:  + pycparser==3.0 stage=dependencies
2026-06-14T17:12:22.387885Z  WARN bootstrap.log: stderr:  + pydantic==2.13.4 stage=dependencies
2026-06-14T17:12:22.388096Z  WARN bootstrap.log: stderr:  + pydantic-core==2.46.4 stage=dependencies
2026-06-14T17:12:22.388286Z  WARN bootstrap.log: stderr:  + pydantic-settings==2.13.1 stage=dependencies
2026-06-14T17:12:22.388442Z  WARN bootstrap.log: stderr:  + pygments==2.19.2 stage=dependencies
2026-06-14T17:12:22.388611Z  WARN bootstrap.log: stderr:  + pyjwt==2.13.0 stage=dependencies
2026-06-14T17:12:22.388792Z  WARN bootstrap.log: stderr:  + pyparsing==3.3.2 stage=dependencies
2026-06-14T17:12:22.388989Z  WARN bootstrap.log: stderr:  + python-dateutil==2.9.0.post0 stage=dependencies
2026-06-14T17:12:22.389177Z  WARN bootstrap.log: stderr:  + python-dotenv==1.2.2 stage=dependencies
2026-06-14T17:12:22.389351Z  WARN bootstrap.log: stderr:  + python-multipart==0.0.27 stage=dependencies
2026-06-14T17:12:22.389511Z  WARN bootstrap.log: stderr:  + pytz==2025.2 stage=dependencies
2026-06-14T17:12:22.389679Z  WARN bootstrap.log: stderr:  + pywin32==311 stage=dependencies
2026-06-14T17:12:22.389892Z  WARN bootstrap.log: stderr:  + pywinpty==2.0.15 stage=dependencies
2026-06-14T17:12:22.390078Z  WARN bootstrap.log: stderr:  + pyyaml==6.0.3 stage=dependencies
2026-06-14T17:12:22.390306Z  WARN bootstrap.log: stderr:  + referencing==0.37.0 stage=dependencies
2026-06-14T17:12:22.390333Z  WARN bootstrap.log: stderr:  + requests==2.33.0 stage=dependencies
2026-06-14T17:12:22.390520Z  WARN bootstrap.log: stderr:  + requests-oauthlib==2.0.0 stage=dependencies
2026-06-14T17:12:22.390642Z  WARN bootstrap.log: stderr:  + rich==14.3.3 stage=dependencies
2026-06-14T17:12:22.390816Z  WARN bootstrap.log: stderr:  + rpds-py==0.30.0 stage=dependencies
2026-06-14T17:12:22.390998Z  WARN bootstrap.log: stderr:  + ruamel-yaml==0.18.17 stage=dependencies
2026-06-14T17:12:22.391193Z  WARN bootstrap.log: stderr:  + ruamel-yaml-clib==0.2.15 stage=dependencies
2026-06-14T17:12:22.391346Z  WARN bootstrap.log: stderr:  + simple-term-menu==1.6.6 stage=dependencies
2026-06-14T17:12:22.391518Z  WARN bootstrap.log: stderr:  + six==1.17.0 stage=dependencies
2026-06-14T17:12:22.391640Z  WARN bootstrap.log: stderr:  + sniffio==1.3.1 stage=dependencies
2026-06-14T17:12:22.391841Z  WARN bootstrap.log: stderr:  + socksio==1.0.0 stage=dependencies
2026-06-14T17:12:22.392021Z  WARN bootstrap.log: stderr:  + sse-starlette==3.3.2 stage=dependencies
2026-06-14T17:12:22.392174Z  WARN bootstrap.log: stderr:  + starlette==1.0.1 stage=dependencies
2026-06-14T17:12:22.392376Z  WARN bootstrap.log: stderr:  + tenacity==9.1.4 stage=dependencies
2026-06-14T17:12:22.392546Z  WARN bootstrap.log: stderr:  + termcolor==3.3.0 stage=dependencies
2026-06-14T17:12:22.392721Z  WARN bootstrap.log: stderr:  + tqdm==4.67.3 stage=dependencies
2026-06-14T17:12:22.392937Z  WARN bootstrap.log: stderr:  + typing-extensions==4.15.0 stage=dependencies
2026-06-14T17:12:22.393027Z  WARN bootstrap.log: stderr:  + typing-inspection==0.4.2 stage=dependencies
2026-06-14T17:12:22.393212Z  WARN bootstrap.log: stderr:  + tzdata==2025.3 stage=dependencies
2026-06-14T17:12:22.393409Z  WARN bootstrap.log: stderr:  + uritemplate==4.2.0 stage=dependencies
2026-06-14T17:12:22.393612Z  WARN bootstrap.log: stderr:  + urllib3==2.7.0 stage=dependencies
2026-06-14T17:12:22.393796Z  WARN bootstrap.log: stderr:  + uvicorn==0.41.0 stage=dependencies
2026-06-14T17:12:22.393943Z  WARN bootstrap.log: stderr:  + watchfiles==1.1.1 stage=dependencies
2026-06-14T17:12:22.394140Z  WARN bootstrap.log: stderr:  + wcwidth==0.6.0 stage=dependencies
2026-06-14T17:12:22.394301Z  WARN bootstrap.log: stderr:  + websockets==15.0.1 stage=dependencies
2026-06-14T17:12:22.394475Z  WARN bootstrap.log: stderr:  + yarl==1.22.0 stage=dependencies
2026-06-14T17:12:22.394631Z  WARN bootstrap.log: stderr:  + youtube-transcript-api==1.2.4 stage=dependencies
2026-06-14T17:12:22.410860Z  INFO bootstrap.log: [OK] Main package installed (hash-verified via uv.lock) stage=dependencies
2026-06-14T17:12:26.091373Z  INFO bootstrap.log: [OK] Baseline imports verified in venv stage=dependencies
2026-06-14T17:12:27.523301Z  INFO bootstrap.log: [OK] All dependencies installed stage=dependencies
2026-06-14T17:12:27.566607Z  INFO bootstrap.log: {"skipped":false,"ok":true,"reason":null,"duration_ms":7042,"stage":"dependencies"} stage=dependencies
2026-06-14T17:12:27.585017Z  INFO hermes_bootstrap_lib::bootstrap: stage transition stage=dependencies state=Succeeded duration_ms=Some(7411) error=None
2026-06-14T17:12:27.585055Z  INFO hermes_bootstrap_lib::bootstrap: stage transition stage=node-deps state=Running duration_ms=None error=None
2026-06-14T17:12:27.927560Z  INFO bootstrap.log: -> Using npm.cmd (PowerShell execution policy blocks npm.ps1) stage=node-deps
2026-06-14T17:12:27.928566Z  INFO bootstrap.log: -> Installing Node.js dependencies (browser tools)... stage=node-deps
2026-06-14T17:13:24.154645Z  INFO bootstrap.log: [!] Browser tools npm install failed -- exit code 1 stage=node-deps
2026-06-14T17:13:24.155526Z  INFO bootstrap.log: -> Run manually later: cd "C:\Users\User\AppData\Local\hermes\hermes-agent"; npm install stage=node-deps
2026-06-14T17:13:24.157423Z  INFO bootstrap.log: -> Installing TUI dependencies... stage=node-deps
2026-06-14T17:13:40.294771Z  INFO bootstrap.log: [OK] TUI dependencies installed stage=node-deps
2026-06-14T17:13:40.337553Z  INFO bootstrap.log: {"skipped":false,"ok":true,"reason":null,"duration_ms":72434,"stage":"node-deps"} stage=node-deps
2026-06-14T17:13:40.355619Z  INFO hermes_bootstrap_lib::bootstrap: stage transition stage=node-deps state=Succeeded duration_ms=Some(72770) error=None
2026-06-14T17:13:40.355653Z  INFO hermes_bootstrap_lib::bootstrap: stage transition stage=desktop state=Running duration_ms=None error=None
2026-06-14T17:13:40.774301Z  INFO bootstrap.log: -> Checking Node.js (for browser tools)... stage=desktop
2026-06-14T17:13:40.805507Z  INFO bootstrap.log: [!] Node.js v22.8.0 is too old for the desktop build (need ^20.19 or >=22.12) stage=desktop
2026-06-14T17:13:40.839455Z  INFO bootstrap.log: [OK] Node.js v22.22.3 found (Hermes-managed) stage=desktop
2026-06-14T17:13:40.850124Z  INFO bootstrap.log: -> Installing desktop workspace dependencies (this includes Electron ~150MB, takes 1-3min)... stage=desktop
2026-06-14T17:13:42.006217Z  INFO bootstrap.log: npm warn EBADENGINE Unsupported engine { stage=desktop
2026-06-14T17:13:42.006540Z  INFO bootstrap.log: npm warn EBADENGINE   package: '@icons-pack/react-simple-icons@13.13.0', stage=desktop
2026-06-14T17:13:42.006903Z  INFO bootstrap.log: npm warn EBADENGINE   required: { node: '>=24', pnpm: '>=10' }, stage=desktop
2026-06-14T17:13:42.007159Z  INFO bootstrap.log: npm warn EBADENGINE   current: { node: 'v22.22.3', npm: '10.9.8' } stage=desktop
2026-06-14T17:13:42.007391Z  INFO bootstrap.log: npm warn EBADENGINE } stage=desktop
2026-06-14T17:14:06.351442Z  INFO bootstrap.log: npm warn deprecated inflight@1.0.6: This module is not supported, and leaks memory. Do not use it. Check out lru-cache if you want a good and tested way to coalesce async requests by a key value, which is much more comprehensive and powerful. stage=desktop
2026-06-14T17:14:06.657325Z  INFO bootstrap.log: npm warn deprecated rimraf@2.6.3: Rimraf versions prior to v4 are no longer supported stage=desktop
2026-06-14T17:14:07.066470Z  INFO bootstrap.log: npm warn deprecated glob@7.2.3: Old versions of glob are not supported, and contain widely publicized security vulnerabilities, which have been fixed in the current version. Please update. Support for old versions may be purchased (at exorbitant rates) by contacting i@izs.me stage=desktop
2026-06-14T17:14:07.070378Z  INFO bootstrap.log: npm warn deprecated glob@7.2.3: Old versions of glob are not supported, and contain widely publicized security vulnerabilities, which have been fixed in the current version. Please update. Support for old versions may be purchased (at exorbitant rates) by contacting i@izs.me stage=desktop
2026-06-14T17:14:09.335718Z  INFO bootstrap.log: npm warn deprecated boolean@3.2.0: Package no longer supported. Contact Support at https://www.npmjs.com/support for more info. stage=desktop
2026-06-14T17:14:10.894372Z  INFO bootstrap.log: npm warn deprecated rcedit@5.0.2: Package no longer supported. Contact Support at https://www.npmjs.com/support for more info. stage=desktop
2026-06-14T17:14:30.122352Z  INFO bootstrap.log: ->   npm ci failed (exit 1) -- retrying with npm install... stage=desktop
2026-06-14T17:14:31.714789Z  INFO bootstrap.log: npm warn EBADENGINE Unsupported engine { stage=desktop
2026-06-14T17:14:31.715161Z  INFO bootstrap.log: npm warn EBADENGINE   package: '@icons-pack/react-simple-icons@13.13.0', stage=desktop
2026-06-14T17:14:31.715700Z  INFO bootstrap.log: npm warn EBADENGINE   required: { node: '>=24', pnpm: '>=10' }, stage=desktop
2026-06-14T17:14:31.715825Z  INFO bootstrap.log: npm warn EBADENGINE   current: { node: 'v22.22.3', npm: '10.9.8' } stage=desktop
2026-06-14T17:14:31.716118Z  INFO bootstrap.log: npm warn EBADENGINE } stage=desktop
2026-06-14T17:14:37.216831Z  INFO bootstrap.log: npm warn deprecated rimraf@2.6.3: Rimraf versions prior to v4 are no longer supported stage=desktop
2026-06-14T17:15:35.111121Z  INFO bootstrap.log: {"skipped":false,"ok":false,"reason":"desktop workspace npm install failed (exit 1) -- see lines above for cause","duration_ms":114350,"stage":"desktop"} stage=desktop
2026-06-14T17:15:35.131706Z  INFO hermes_bootstrap_lib::bootstrap: stage transition stage=desktop state=Failed duration_ms=Some(114776) error=Some("desktop workspace npm install failed (exit 1) -- see lines above for cause")
2026-06-14T17:15:35.131767Z ERROR hermes_bootstrap_lib::bootstrap: bootstrap FAILED stage=Some("desktop") error=desktop workspace npm install failed (exit 1) -- see lines above for cause

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• I'd like to fix this myself and submit a PR

[qqkjliubin]

你可以安装nodejs24的版本之后重启你的计算机后再尝试安装，我想你应该没有安装nodejs

[shari-fringe]

I also have just encountered this error

[redballoom]

Could the problem be caused by the fact that it's under /app/desktop, but the installer is under /desktop?

[cyrusjk]

I also just encountered this after trying and failing to update.

[kirillllirik]

same issue - failing to update or reinstall new desktop app
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2026-06-17T22:55:32.511537Z INFO hermes_bootstrap_lib::bootstrap: stage transition stage=desktop state=Failed duration_ms=Some(97732) error=Some("apps/desktop build failed (exit 1)")
2026-06-17T22:55:32.511619Z ERROR hermes_bootstrap_lib::bootstrap: bootstrap FAILED stage=Some("desktop") error=apps/desktop build failed (exit 1)

[chenx2chs-coder]

had this problem after an update, restart works. now it is fixed

[liuhao1024]

This issue appears to be resolved on current main. The root cause — @icons-pack/react-simple-icons@13.13.0 requiring node >=24 — was fixed by commit 769f30704 which pins the package to 13.11.1 in the lockfile:

769f30704 fix(npm): lock react-simple-icons to 13.11.1

The pinned version does not declare the node >=24 engine constraint, so npm ci and npm install will succeed on Node 22.x (which is what Hermes manages).

Note: PR #46452 adds --ignore-engines as a defense-in-depth measure, which is still valuable to prevent similar breakage from future transitive dependency engine bumps. But the immediate blocker is already resolved.