update doc to remind contributors to activate hermit and document minimal npm and node version (#6727)

CONTRIBUTING.md

@@ -41,9 +41,16 @@ If you use Goose, Copilot, Claude, or other AI tools to help with your PRs:
 
 ## Prerequisites
 
-goose includes Rust binaries alongside an electron app for the GUI. To work
+goose includes Rust binaries alongside an electron app for the GUI.
-on the Rust backend, you will need to [install Rust and cargo][rustup]. To work
+
-on the App, you will also need to [install node and npm][nvm] - we recommend through nvm.
+We use [Hermit][hermit] to manage development dependencies (Rust, Node, npm, just, etc.).
+Activate Hermit when entering the project:
+
+```bash
+source bin/activate-hermit
+```
+
+Or add [shell hook auto-activation](https://cashapp.github.io/hermit/usage/shell/#shell-hooks) so Hermit activates automatically when you `cd` into the project (recommended).
 
 We provide a shortcut to standard commands using [just][just] in our `justfile`.
 
@@ -285,8 +292,7 @@ Then you can view your traces at http://localhost:3000
 This project follows the [Conventional Commits](https://www.conventionalcommits.org/en/v1.0.0/) specification for PR titles. Conventional Commits make it easier to understand the history of a project and facilitate automation around versioning and changelog generation.
 
 [issues]: https://github.com/block/goose/issues
-[rustup]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/getting-started/installation.html
+[hermit]: https://cashapp.github.io/hermit/
-[nvm]: https://github.com/nvm-sh/nvm
 [just]: https://github.com/casey/just?tab=readme-ov-file#installation
 
 ## Developer Certificate of Origin

ui/desktop/.npmrc

@@ -1 +1 @@
-registry=https://registry.npmjs.org/
+registry=https://registry.npmjs.org/

ui/desktop/package-lock.json

@@ -115,7 +115,8 @@
         "vitest": "^4.0.17"
       },
       "engines": {
-        "node": "^24.0.0"
+        "node": "^24.10.0",
+        "npm": "^11.6.1"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@acemir/cssom": {

ui/desktop/package.json

@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
   "version": "1.21.0",
   "description": "Goose App",
   "engines": {
-    "node": "^24.0.0"
+    "node": "^24.10.0",
+    "npm": "^11.6.1"
   },
   "main": ".vite/build/main.js",
   "scripts": {