# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Root gateway pid/lock files unlinked on profile delete

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug causes named profile deletion to unlink the running root gateway's pid and lock files, making Desktop falsely report the gateway as stopped. Members include the bug report, a related connectivity fix commit, and a protective code change.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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.

## Closed / duplicate issues

- #102790: \[Bug\]: Deleting a named profile unlinks the running root gateway's gateway.pid/gateway.lock — Desktop then reports "gateway stopped"

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#102856: profiles: protect root gateway pid/lock files during named profile deletion**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `#102790`
- **#103510: fix: Post "https://api.github.com/graphql": dial tcp 20.205.243.168:443: connectex: A connection attempt failed because the connected party did not properly respond after a period of time, or established connection failed because connected host has failed to respond. (#102790)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `#102790`

## Fix status

- No merged fix on record.
- Subsystem: `gateway`