# NousResearch/hermes-agent · SQLite backup restore inode replacement bug fix

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug where restoring SQLite databases during backup import incorrectly replaced live inodes, causing sessions to silently disappear from state.db and duplicate entries to accumulate in lcm.db. Two fix attempts address the import process to avoid replacing the live inode.

## 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 #101734. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #101734 (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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #100960: Sessions silently missing from state.db after restore; lcm.db accumulates replay duplicates from recovery path

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#101734: fix(backup): hermes import restores SQLite databases without replacing the live inode (salvage #101092)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `hermes_cli/backup.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_backup.py`, `website/docs/reference/cli-commands.md`
- **#101092: fix(backup): import SQLite databases without replacing the live inode**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `#101734`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #101734 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-03`.