Hermes Desktop Windows installer flow is broken.

[piogreeff]

Hermes Desktop Windows installer flow is broken.

Environment:

• Windows 10/11
• Hermes Desktop release from: https://github.com/fathah/hermes-desktop/releases
• Hermes Agent installed via the documented PowerShell installer:
  irm https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/main/scripts/install.ps1 | iex
• Git Bash exists at:
  C:\Program Files\Git\bin\bash.exe
• HERMES_GIT_BASH_PATH is set to:
  C:\Program Files\Git\bin\bash.exe

Problem:
Hermes Desktop still attempts to run the Unix installer:

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/main/scripts/install.sh | bash

This fails on Windows with:

Installation failed (exit code 1)
Windows detected. Please use the PowerShell installer:
irm https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/main/scripts/install.ps1 | iex

Earlier failure before Git Bash was available:

Failed to start installer: spawn bash ENOENT

Expected behavior:
On native Windows, Hermes Desktop should either:

1. call the PowerShell installer directly;
2. detect an existing PowerShell-installed Hermes Agent correctly; or
3. provide a working manual path to link/connect to the installed agent.

Actual behavior:
The desktop app repeatedly invokes the Unix install script and loops back into a failed installation state.

This appears to be a Hermes Desktop Windows install/detection bug, not a failed manual install.

[NilsAhmann]

I can confirm the broken Windows installer. Appears to be the same for me.

[mattriarchy]

Ditto. No workaround.

[BearddOddity]

same i keep having a install loop as well.