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A2A orphan watchdog timeout configuration fixes

NousResearch/hermes-agent · cluster 106972

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Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #110219. Check it covers your case.

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These issues and PRs concern the orphan-task watchdog not respecting A2A_REPLY_TIMEOUT, instead using a hardcoded 300-second value. The work involves making the orphan sweep honor configurable timeout settings.

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  • #110219 A2A: orphan watchdog no longer fails tasks with a live waiter; grace follows A2A_REPLY_TIMEOUT (#106972, #109238, salvage #109249)

    merged to main

    files: plugins/platforms/a2a/README.md, plugins/platforms/a2a/adapter.py, plugins/platforms/a2a/protocol.py, tests/plugins/test_a2a_phase23.py, website/docs/user-guide/messaging/a2a.md

3 PRs closed without merging

From the close comments: done elsewhere 2 · duplicate 1

  • #106977 fix(a2a): honor A2A_REPLY_TIMEOUT in orphan-task sweep · duplicate → #100312
  • #106982 fix(a2a): orphan sweep honors A2A_REPLY_TIMEOUT · done elsewhere → #100312, #90158, #96983, #106977
  • #107840 fix(a2a): respect A2A_REPLY_TIMEOUT and A2A_ORPHAN_TIMEOUT in orphan watchdog (#106972) · done elsewhere → 138e426, #110219, #107840
Closed issues · 1
  • Closed#106972A2A: A2A_REPLY_TIMEOUT does not affect the orphan-task sweep (hardcoded 300s) — late replies get silently discarded
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3 PRs closed without merging
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13 Sep 2026

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