# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Block compose build/up against live running containers

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug was identified where the verify command would run compose build/up against live deployments, destroying container-carried state. These members address refusing or preventing compose build/up operations when containers are already running.

## 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 #104372. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #104372 (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-104372`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #103567: \[Bug\]: hermes verify auto-builds/up's compose workspaces and replaces live containers, destroying container-carried state

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#104372: fix(verify): compose build/up refuses to run over a live deployment (#103567, salvage #103577)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `agent/verify/runner.py`, `tests/verify/test_environment_and_runner.py`
- **#103577: fix(verify): refuse compose recipes against a project with running containers**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `00140a8557`, `#104372`, `#103567`
- **#103862: fix(verify): refuse compose build/up against a live stack**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#103567`, `#103577`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #104372 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-06`.