NousResearch/hermes-agent

A2A orphan watchdog incorrectly marking long-running tasks as failure

Cluster 109238. Data as of 2026-10-26 12:29 UTC

Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #110219 on 13 Sep 2026. Check it covers your case.

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These issues and PRs address a bug where the A2A orphan-task watchdog uses a hardcoded timeout, causing long-running tasks to be incorrectly marked as FAILED in the store while still actively executing. The work involves correcting the watchdog logic so live tasks with active waiters are not prematurely marked as failed.

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#110219 A2A: orphan watchdog no longer fails tasks with a live waiter; grace follows A2A_REPLY_TIMEOUT (#106972, #109238, salvage #109249)

merged to main

files: plugins/platforms/a2a/README.md, plugins/platforms/a2a/adapter.py, plugins/platforms/a2a/protocol.py, tests/plugins/test_a2a_phase23.py, website/docs/user-guide/messaging/a2a.md

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From the close comments: done elsewhere 1

#109249 fix(a2a): keep long-running tasks from being falsely stored as failed · done elsewhere → 138e426, #110219, #107840

Closed issues · 1

Closed#109238A2A inbound: orphan-task watchdog hardcodes 300s - long-running tasks marked FAILED in store while still executing

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Merged PRs: #110219
Closed issues: 1
Attempts: 1 PR closed without merging
Fix link checked: 13 Sep 2026

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