# NousResearch/hermes-agent · A2A orphan watchdog timeout configuration fixes

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

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.

## 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 #110219. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #110219 (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-110219`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #106972: A2A: A2A_REPLY_TIMEOUT does not affect the orphan-task sweep (hardcoded 300s) — late replies get silently discarded

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#110219: A2A: orphan watchdog no longer fails tasks with a live waiter; grace follows A2A_REPLY_TIMEOUT (#106972, #109238, salvage #109249)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`; implication `superseded`
  - 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`
- **#106977: fix(a2a): honor A2A_REPLY_TIMEOUT in orphan-task sweep**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`; refs `#100312`
- **#106982: fix(a2a): orphan sweep honors A2A_REPLY_TIMEOUT**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `#100312`, `#90158`, `#96983`, `#106977`, `#100312`, `#100312`
- **#107840: fix(a2a): respect A2A_REPLY_TIMEOUT and A2A_ORPHAN_TIMEOUT in orphan watchdog (#106972)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `138e426f62f3`, `#110219`, `#107840`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #110219 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-13`.