# NousResearch/hermes-agent · macOS launchctl stderr noise fix in gateway

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items address a bug where raw launchctl stderr output leaks into CLI output during gateway restart or stop operations on macOS when a launchd job is not loaded. The work involves silencing or suppressing that expected noise.

## 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 #106577. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #106577 (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-106577`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #106273: \[Bug\]: macOS restart against unloaded launchd job leaks raw launchctl stderr around the CLI status lines

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#106577: fix(gateway): macOS restart/stop of an unloaded launchd job no longer leaks raw launchctl stderr (#106273, salvage #106272)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `hermes_cli/gateway.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_gateway_service.py`
- **#106272: fix(gateway): silence expected launchctl bootout/kickstart noise on macOS**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `1a500a43a750c84d46d14141cb8b0123a31ee5f9`, `#106577`, `#106273`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #106577 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-09`.