# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Gateway restart deadlock with cron auto-update

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items concern a three-way deadlock condition where a gateway restart fails to complete when the cron-based auto-update process runs concurrently. The members describe the problem and a corresponding fix attempt.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 1 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #100450. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #100450 (and any competing PRs below) before filing. Confirm the merged change covers your symptom.

## Maintainer resolution verdict

- Internal-tracker verdict over this cluster's issue members: `resolved` · deciding PR(s): `pr-100450`. This is distinct from the fix status above. Weigh it yourself.

## How this cluster was grouped

- Link evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.
- Pairwise link density `0.67`: the share of member pairs that carry a link, counting a structural link in full and a relevance-only link at 0.36. `1.00` means every pair is linked.

## Closed / duplicate issues

- #100179: Deadlock: gateway restart never completes when cron 'hermes-auto-update' runs the update inside the gateway

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#100450: fix(update): break the gateway restart vs auto-update three-way deadlock**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `hermes_cli/update_cmd.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_update_cron_deadlock_guard.py`
- **#100207: fix(update): break the cron-update three-way restart deadlock (#100179)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `silent_close`; implication `active`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #100450 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-01`.