# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Kanban blocked-status gate preservation bug fixes

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These issues and PRs address a bug where tasks created with initial_status=blocked have their block incorrectly cleared when parent tasks finish or during board reads and dispatcher ticks, undermining block-based human-in-the-loop containment.

## 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 #109334. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #109334 (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-109334`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #107398: kanban: parent-gating promotes 'blocked' human-gate cards to 'ready' (defeats block-based human-in-the-loop containment)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#109334: fix(kanban): initial_status=blocked gates survive board reads and dispatcher ticks (#109260, salvage #108170)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `hermes_cli/kanban_db.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_kanban_blocked_sticky.py`
- **#107408: fix(kanban): hold initial_status=blocked cards when parents finish**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#34735`, `#107398`, `#39609`
- **#108170: fix(kanban): preserve sticky block on tasks created with initial_status=blocked (#107398)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `ad0398eed89f`, `#109334`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #109334 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-13`.