Port of main's guard into update_cmd_validation: the probe child sets
sys.argv to the updater's contract before importing hermes_cli.main, so the
startup dotenv load does not run op/bws/command helpers. Tests follow the
validation module and the run_completion seam; the unused
isolated_update_runtime fixture referenced retired names and goes.
Competing installers and checkout-local venv assumptions bypassed PM
selection, install consent, and generation lifetimes. Route consumers
through PM and installation-bound launchers. Refresh source launchers
before obsolete Python entries can be collected.
Remove Node, browser, and CUA acquisition engines, obsolete venv-holder
handling, detached sync, and unused PM APIs. Keep historical updater
exports inert and preserve external tool ownership and native integration.
Share product freshness and prepared inputs across builders. Align plugin
admission, Docker provisioning, setup instructions, and behavioral tests.
Verified targeted Python and JavaScript tests, desktop and web typechecks,
scoped lint, real product builds, and the Docker frontend smoke test.
The missed post-setup test cleanup is included and verified.
Native Windows/macOS execution, full Rust compilation, and the complete
repository suite remain unverified. Historical compatibility requirements
were preserved and extended, not fully rescanned.
PM owns Python dependency generations. Shared frontend builders own Node
preparation and compilation. Route source updates and launchers through
these owners instead of separate repair ladders.
Remove obsolete live-venv holder gates and soft build-failure plumbing.
Preserve source validation, staged publication, fleet outcomes, and
historical relaunch hooks.
Verification: 956 tests passed in the combined focused run, with 43 skips.
After the final ZIP exit fix, 583 focused tests passed. Shared JavaScript
builder tests, Ruff, and diff checks passed. Native Windows/macOS and full
packaged-app builds were not run.
