# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Orphan dashboard process causes persistent code-skew 503

## Open now

- 1 issue, 1 PR open on GitHub.
- #101561: \[Bug\]: Code-skew guard permanently blocks the model picker (503) when the dashboard process outlives a failed/never-run \`hermes update\`
- PR #128316: fix(desktop): reap the leftover dashboard pid that serves the code-skew 503 (#101561)

A leftover dashboard process that outlives a \`failed\` or skipped \`hermes update\` triggers a persistent 503 code-skew error blocking the model picker. The associated fixes address reaping the orphaned PID and improving platform-aware hints and launchd restart behavior.

## TL;DR

- 4 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 1 open PR(s), 0 merged PR(s), 2 PR(s) closed without merging.
- No fix has been merged to main; one or more PRs were attempted (see below).
- **Recommended:** review the prior/competing PR(s) below. A fix was attempted but not merged; your case may extend or revive that work.

## 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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.

## Open related issues

- #101561: \[Bug\]: Code-skew guard permanently blocks the model picker (503) when the dashboard process outlives a failed/never-run \`hermes update\`

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#101572: fix(dashboard): make code-skew 503 hint platform-aware and add launchd restart for orphaned dashboard (#101561)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `stale_abandoned`; implication `active`
- **#101621: fix(desktop): reap leftover dashboard pid on model-picker code-skew 503**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`
- **#128316: fix(desktop): reap the leftover dashboard pid that serves the code-skew 503 (#101561)**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `#101561`
  - files: `apps/desktop/electron/backend-recycle.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/backend-recycle.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/main.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/preload.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/app/settings/model-settings.test.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/settings/model-settings.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/global.d.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/lib/code-skew-error.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/lib/code-skew-error.ts`, `hermes_cli/main_dashboard.py`, `hermes_cli/web_server_config.py`, `tests/fixtures/resolution_allowlist.json`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_code_skew.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_update_stale_dashboard.py`

## Fix status

- No merged fix on record.
- Subsystem: `apps/desktop`