# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Desktop orphan-reap sweep stalling boot fix

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug where slow per-record probes during the orphan-reap sweep could stall desktop boot for several minutes, particularly on Windows when ownership files accumulate. The members cover the reported issue and related fix attempts to bound the sweep duration.

## 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 #101929. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #101929 (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: `unresolved`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #100773: \[Windows\]\[Desktop\] reapOrphans 30s per-record probe stalls boot for 5+ minutes when ownership file accumulates

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#101929: fix(desktop): bound the orphan-reap sweep so slow probes cannot stall boot (salvage #100774)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/electron/backend-claim.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/backend-ownership.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/backend-ownership.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/main.ts`
- **#100774: fix(desktop): bound orphan-reap sweep so slow probes cannot stall boot**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `#101929`, `#93608`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #101929 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-03`.