# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Linux RAM reporting fix using MemAvailable

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These issues and pull requests address a bug where Linux RAM availability is overreported by using physical free pages instead of MemAvailable, which incorrectly counts page cache as used memory. Multiple fix attempts target this same underlying measurement problem across related components.

## TL;DR

- 4 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 2 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #121369. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #121369 (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-121369`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.50`: 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

- #102252: \[Bug\] Desktop statusbar overreports RAM on Linux: getconf _AVPHYS_PAGES counts page cache as used

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#121369: fix(hardware): use MemAvailable for Linux RAM**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `hermes_cli/local_runtime/hardware.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_linux_ram_probe.py`
- **#102276: fix(hardware): use MemAvailable for Linux RAM**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `687ca6ed88`
- **#102963: fix(local-runtime): Linux RAM probe reads MemAvailable, not free pages**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#121369`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #121369 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-24`.