# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Fix kanban notify subscription garbage collection

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These issues and PRs address a bug where kanban notify subscriptions were only reaped for tasks in a specific 'done' state, allowing subscriptions on tasks with other statuses (e.g., blocked, abandoned) to accumulate indefinitely.

## 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 #101280. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #101280 (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-101280`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #100955: kanban_notify_subs GC only reaps subscriptions on settled \`done\` tasks — a subscription targeting an ended session/chat accumulates forever on any other status

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#101280: fix(kanban): notify subscriptions on stale blocked tasks are reaped (#100955, salvage #101103)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `contributors/emails/itsflownium@users.noreply.github.com`, `gateway/kanban_watchers.py`, `hermes_cli/kanban_db.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_kanban_notify.py`, `website/docs/user-guide/features/kanban.md`
- **#101103: fix(kanban): reap notify subscriptions on abandoned tasks regardless of status**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `a81e503866`, `#101280`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #101280 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-02`.