NousResearch/hermes-agent

Hermes state.db writer conflicts and uninspectable-holder scoping

Cluster 107440. Data as of 2026-10-26 12:29 UTC

Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #108076 on 11 Sep 2026. Check it covers your case.

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These items address a bug where the uninspectable-holder fallback incorrectly identifies Hermes instances under different HERMES_HOME paths, and related work to prevent multiple unintended writers to state.db from various system components.

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#108076 state.db no longer gets a second writer from profile gateways, the dashboard, the lifecycle guard or doctor --fix (#102120 #107688 #102589 #107440; salvage #103489 #102682 #108012 #105428)

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files: contributors/emails/[redacted:email], cron/lifecycle_guard.py, gateway/hosted_room_policy_checkpoint.py, gateway/hosted_rooms.py, hermes_cli/doctor_state.py, hermes_cli/web_server_lifecycle.py, hermes_state_holders.py, tests/cron/test_lifecycle_guard_live_db.py, tests/gateway/test_hosted_rooms.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_doctor_wal_holder_guard.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_web_server.py, tests/state/test_fts_holder_instance_scope.py, tests/tui_gateway/test_groups_methods.py, tests/tui_gateway/test_hosted_room_service.py, tui_gateway/hosted_room_service.py

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From the close comments: done elsewhere 1

#105428 fix(state): scope uninspectable-holder fallback to the instance's own HERMES_HOME · done elsewhere → 902ecca, #108076

Closed issues · 1

Closed#107440[Bug]: uninspectable-holder fallback counts a genuine second Hermes instance under a different HERMES_HOME as a state.db holder, permanently deferring stale-FTS repair

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Merged PRs: #108076
Closed issues: 1
Attempts: 1 PR closed without merging
Fix link checked: 11 Sep 2026

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