# NousResearch/hermes-agent · MCP gateway persists removed servers incorrectly

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items address a bug where servers deleted from configuration continue to run or get resurrected in live gateway processes. Fixes cover removal propagation, retirement before reconnect, and config-edit responsiveness.

## 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 #109906. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #109906 (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: `unresolved`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #108085: mcp rm doesn't propagate to live processes — gateway resurrects removed servers from stale in-memory config

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#109906: fix(mcp): unattended paths never open browser OAuth; gateway follows mcp_servers edits**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `gateway/run.py`, `gateway/run_profile_reconcile.py`, `gateway/run_turn.py`, `tests/gateway/test_cron_delivery_housekeeping.py`, `tests/gateway/test_gateway_mcp_oauth_unattended.py`, `tests/tools/test_mcp_oauth_stdin_console.py`, `tests/tools/test_mcp_parked_probe_no_browser.py`, `tests/tools/test_mcp_reconcile_with_config.py`, `tools/mcp_oauth.py`, `tools/mcp_tool_discovery.py`, `tools/mcp_tool_lifecycle.py`, `tools/mcp_tool_server_run.py`, `website/docs/user-guide/features/mcp.md`
- **#108099: fix(mcp): retire removed servers before reconnect**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `735831f77685e1064e6f7f2608427e800cc7693a`, `#109906`, `#108085`
- **#108103: fix(mcp): stop removed servers from surviving in live gateways**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `#108099`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #109906 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-13`.