# NousResearch/hermes-agent · pooled remote probe timeout vs cold-start duration

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items address a mismatch where the dispatch-probe timeout for pooled remote backends is shorter than the backend cold-start time, causing repeated probe failures and reconnect storms. The work involves adjusting the liveness budget given to pooled remote dispatch probes to accommodate cold-start delays.

## 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 #108112. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #108112 (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-108112`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #107997: \[Bug\]: Pooled remote backend dispatch-probe timeout (2500ms) is shorter than backend cold-start (~6-8s), causing guaranteed probe failure and self-reinforcing reconnect storms

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#108112: Desktop: clicking a pooled remote profile no longer storms reconnects while the VPS backend cold-starts (#107997, salvage #108009 #97914)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/electron/remote-liveness.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/remote-liveness.ts`
- **#108009: fix(desktop): give pooled remote dispatch probes the cold-start liveness budget**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `d1bd7b00df`, `#108112`, `#97914`
- **#108016: fix(desktop): reuse liveness timeout for pooled dispatch probe to avoid cold-start storm (#107997)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`; refs `#108009`, `#107997`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #108112 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-11`.