# NousResearch/hermes-agent · login-shell PATH probe timeout deadlock fixes

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

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.

## TL;DR

- 4 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 2 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #107576. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #107576 (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-107576`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.50`: 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

- #107109: bug(desktop): Linux boot hangs forever at "Resolving Hermes backend" — login-shell PATH probe deadlocks (zsh/Powerlevel10k gitstatusd), execFile timeout never settles

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#107576: fix(desktop): settle the login-shell PATH probe and kill the probe child on timeout**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/electron/shell-path.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/shell-path.ts`
- **#107114: fix(desktop): force-settle the login-shell PATH probe past its timeout**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `#107576`
- **#107118: fix(desktop): hard-settle login-shell PATH probe when grandchild holds stdio**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#107576`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #107576 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-10`.