# NousResearch/hermes-agent · SSH sibling backend retirement during idle-exit fixes

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These issues and PRs address a bug where idle-exit in SSH-isolated Desktop backends incorrectly retires sibling backends still owned by the app, causing live sessions to be disrupted and restarted. Multiple fix attempts approach the problem via keepalive connections, pool recovery preservation, and sibling backend protection.

## TL;DR

- 5 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 3 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #110025. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #110025 (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-110025`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.40`: 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

- #106935: Desktop over SSH: the isolated backend's idle-exit (#101626) retires a sibling backend the app still owns, and the app answers by restarting everything, killing live turns

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#110025: fix(desktop): SSH-isolated backends Desktop owns are no longer retired by idle-exit (#106935, salvage #106959)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`; implication `superseded`
  - files: `apps/desktop/electron/main.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/pool-stop.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/pool-stop.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/ssh-bootstrap-coordinator.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/ssh-bootstrap-coordinator.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/ssh-isolated-keepalive.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/ssh-isolated-keepalive.ts`
- **#106959: fix(desktop): hold SSH-isolated keepalive WS so idle-exit won't retire owned siblings**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `39ef1c1f3d`, `#110025`, `#106935`
- **#106969: fix(desktop): preserve sibling SSH backends during pool recovery**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `#106959`, `#106935`
- **#107042: fix(desktop): preserve active SSH sibling backends**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `39ef1c1f3d`, `#106935`, `#110025`, `#106959`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #110025 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-14`.