# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Windows orphan llama-server process containment fix

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items address a bug where managed llama-server processes survive app exit on Windows, consuming large amounts of RAM. The work involves attaching processes to Windows Job Objects and recovering orphaned processes on startup.

## 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 #111038. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #111038 (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-111038`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #110561: Bug: managed llama-server survives app exit on Windows (orphan holds ~22 GB RAM)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#111038: fix(local-runtime): contain Windows servers and safely recover orphans**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `hermes_cli/local_runtime/endpoint.py`, `hermes_cli/local_runtime/processes.py`, `hermes_cli/local_runtime/recovery.py`, `hermes_cli/local_runtime/supervisor.py`, `hermes_cli/web_routers/local_models.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_local_abandoned_requests.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_local_preset_admission.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_local_runtime_processes.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_local_runtime_recovery.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_local_server_lifecycle.py`
- **#110639: fix(local_runtime): attach managed llama-server to Windows Job Object and sweep orphans on boot**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `silent_close`; implication `active`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #111038 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-14`.