# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Managed SSH recovery stuck when scope restore fails

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items address a bug where managed SSH update recovery becomes permanently paused if one scope fails to restore, leaving connections unable to dial, edit, or remove. The fixes aim to unwedge and bound the recovery process in that failure scenario.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 1 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #127008. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #127008 (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-127008`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.67`: 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

- #107827: \[Bug\]: Managed SSH update recovery never clears when one scope fails to restore — SSH connection is paused forever (cannot dial, edit, or remove)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#127008: fix(desktop): bound managed SSH durable recovery when a scope never restores**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/electron/main.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/managed-ssh-update.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/managed-ssh-update.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/app/settings/connections-registry.tsx`
- **#107834: fix(desktop): unwedge SSH after managed-update recovery if one scope fails**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#127008`, `#107827`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #127008 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-29`.