NousResearch/hermes-agent

login-shell PATH probe timeout deadlock fixes

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Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #107576 on 10 Sep 2026. Check it covers your case.

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These issues and fixes address a deadlock where the desktop app hangs indefinitely at the login-shell PATH probing stage, particularly with shells like zsh and Powerlevel10k, because the timeout never settles when child or grandchild processes hold stdio open.

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  • #107576 fix(desktop): settle the login-shell PATH probe and kill the probe child on timeout

    merged to main

    files: apps/desktop/electron/shell-path.test.ts, apps/desktop/electron/shell-path.ts

2 PRs closed without merging

From the close comments: merged via another change 1 · superseded by another PR 1

  • #107114 fix(desktop): force-settle the login-shell PATH probe past its timeout · merged via another change → #107576
  • #107118 fix(desktop): hard-settle login-shell PATH probe when grandchild holds stdio · superseded by another PR → #107576
Closed issues · 1
  • Closed#107109bug(desktop): Linux boot hangs forever at "Resolving Hermes backend" — login-shell PATH probe deadlocks (zsh/Powerlevel10k gitstatusd), execFile timeout never settles
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