desktop-dual-repo-test

Testing & Quality

Use when starting or verifying Hermes Agent CN Desktop with the latest Hermes-CN-Desktop and Hermes-CN-Core branches — dev smoke test (pnpm tauri:dev), packaged beta/release install, runtime badge, WS relay, or regression after merging both repos. Covers syncing both repos, dev-runtime isolation, clean DMG install, and the report table for路线 A/B verification.

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Desktop Dual-Repo Test

Overview

Hermes Agent CN Desktop is a two-repo product:

Repo	Role	Default sibling path
`Eynzof/Hermes-CN-Desktop`	Tauri shell + React UI	this repo
`Eynzof/Hermes-CN-Core`	Managed runtime / kernel / Dashboard	`../Hermes-CN-Core`

Always sync both repos to the intended branch before testing. Never assume a packaged app is wrong just because the UI commit looks short — compare against the desktop tag SHA. Kernel commit comes from Core, not Desktop.

Guardrails

Managed runtime port is 9120. Do not use 9119 (user global Hermes Agent).
Dev and packaged apps share ~/.hermes profile data but use separate runtime trees:
- Dev (pnpm tauri:dev): …/cn.org.hermesagent.desktop/dev-runtime/
- Packaged app: …/cn.org.hermesagent.desktop/runtime/
If packaged tests show kernel dev-local / commit de3b while UI is current, the production current.json was polluted by an old dev session — run migration (below), not a rebuild.
macOS: detach all stale Hermes Agent CN Desktop* DMG volumes before reading or installing a release DMG. Never trust a mounted volume unless hdiutil info shows it came from the DMG you just downloaded.

Step 0 — Sync both repositories

# Desktop (this repo)
cd /path/to/Hermes-CN-Desktop
git fetch origin
git checkout main && git pull --ff-only origin main
# or: git checkout <integration-branch> && git pull --ff-only

# Core (sibling)
cd /path/to/Hermes-CN-Core
git fetch origin
git checkout main && git pull --ff-only origin main
# or: git checkout <feature-branch> && git pull --ff-only

Record SHAs for the report:

cd /path/to/Hermes-CN-Desktop && git rev-parse --short HEAD
cd /path/to/Hermes-CN-Core && git rev-parse --short HEAD

Install deps once per repo after pulling:

cd /path/to/Hermes-CN-Desktop && pnpm install

Step 1 — One-time cleanup (if packaged tests were ever run on a dev-polluted machine)

Run when production runtime/current.json has "source": "local-source" or kernel footer shows dev-local / de3b in the packaged app:

cd /path/to/Hermes-CN-Desktop
node scripts/migrate-runtime-trees.mjs

After PR #211 lands, new dev sessions no longer write into production runtime/; this step is mainly for machines used before that fix.

路线 A — Dev verification (both repos, latest code)

Use before pushing a desktop tag or when validating UI + gateway changes without a signed build.

cd /path/to/Hermes-CN-Desktop
pnpm tauri:dev -- --source ../Hermes-CN-Core
# optional: --force  to reinstall local kernel into dev-runtime

What this does:

install-local-runtime.mjs copies Hermes-CN-Core into dev-runtime/versions/dev-local-* and writes dev-runtime/current.json (source: local-source).
tauri dev loads WebView from http://localhost:9545, dashboard on 9120, PATH hermes disabled.

Expected dev signals

Check	Expected
Footer kernel line	`v0.16.x · <Core short SHA>` from local source
Footer UI line	desktop `package.json` version · `<Desktop short SHA>`
设置 → 03 高级 → 内核 hero 徽章	`dev-local · <commit>` (not `runtime-v*`)
WS 中继 (dev)	Often `未启用（webview 直连）` on macOS dev — record actual value
Chat round-trip	Send one message; streaming completes

Do not use dev footer commits to judge a GHA release package. Route A only gates "merge + tag" readiness.

Pre-flight checks:

pnpm typecheck
pnpm test:unit
cargo check

路线 B — Packaged verification (GHA signed build)

Use after a desktop prerelease tag exists (e.g. v0.3.3-beta.2). Requires network for download unless --dmg is provided.

Install (macOS arm64 example)

cd /path/to/Hermes-CN-Desktop
node scripts/migrate-runtime-trees.mjs   # if machine ever ran dev on same profile
node scripts/install-release-dmg.mjs \
  --tag v0.3.3-beta.2 \
  --expected-runtime 0.16.0-cn.6
open -a "Hermes Agent CN Desktop"

Verify the installed bundle before testing UI:

defaults read "/Applications/Hermes Agent CN Desktop.app/Contents/Info.plist" CFBundleShortVersionString
cat "/Applications/Hermes Agent CN Desktop.app/Contents/Resources/bundled-runtime/README.generated.txt"

README.generated.txt must show repo=Eynzof/Hermes-CN-Core, tag=runtime-v0.16.0-cn.6 (or the tag under test), and runtimeVersion= matching --expected-runtime.

Intel Mac: asset name uses _x64.dmg. Windows: use the release .exe from the same GitHub tag page.

Packaged checks (UI only — no devtools in release)

Wait for kernel ready (dashboard 9120 returns 200), then:

03 高级 → 内核 hero badge: runtime-v0.16.0-cn.6 (full release tag form), hover explains Core release tag.
WS 中继: 连接中（中继路径） with hover text; then one chat round-trip. If 未启用（webview 直连）, record it — still valid data.
Quick regression: session switch (no flash), soul page revisit, turn stats bar, approval + interrupt once.

Expected packaged signals

Check	Expected
Footer UI	`v0.3.x · <tag short SHA>` — e.g. `40b2` for beta.2 tag HEAD
Footer kernel	`v0.16.x · a63e` (bundled Core commit), not `de3b`
Hero badge	`runtime-v0.16.0-cn.6`

Report table (fill and return)

#	Item	Result
0	Machine arch / OS · Desktop SHA · Core SHA
1	Route (A dev / B packaged) · tag if B
2	Kernel hero badge text
3	WS relay value / hover / chat OK
4	Session switch / soul page / stats / approval-interrupt
5	Other anomalies

Troubleshooting

Symptom	Likely cause	Fix
Packaged kernel shows `de3b`	`runtime/current.json` still `local-source`	`node scripts/migrate-runtime-trees.mjs`, reinstall or restart app
Installed app `0.2.x` / bundled `0.15.x`	Read wrong DMG volume	`hdiutil detach "/Volumes/Hermes Agent CN Desktop"*`, rerun `install-release-dmg.mjs`
Dev works, packaged chat dead	Port 9119 global agent conflict	Confirm desktop uses 9120 only
`pnpm tauri:dev` uses stale Core	Forgot `--source` or old dev-runtime	`pnpm tauri:dev -- --source ../Hermes-CN-Core --force`
UI `40b2` looks "old"	Misread — it matches desktop tag SHA	Compare `git rev-parse --short HEAD` on tagged desktop commit

When to run which route

PR merged, considering tag → 路线 A on both repos' latest main (or integration branch).
Tag pushed, GHA green → 路线 B on release asset; 路线 A results do not replace B for runtime badge or macOS relay.
Formal public release → also run .codex/skills/desktop-release-sync-landing/SKILL.md for landing / latest.json.