# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Import probe timeout and EIO logging fixes

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug where the Hermes updater's import probe timed out and produced repeated I/O error logs, along with two fixes addressing probe teardown bounds and EIO deduplication for installs using external secret sources.

## 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 #111445. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #111445 (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-111445`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #110823: \[Bug\] hermes update reports critical-module probe timeout and repeated logging I/O errors

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#111445: fix(update): import probe no longer times out on installs with external secret sources; log EIO named once (#110823, salvage #110830)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `hermes_cli/_early_recovery.py`, `hermes_cli/_subprocess_compat.py`, `hermes_cli/main.py`, `hermes_cli/update_cmd_deps.py`, `hermes_logging.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_update_import_guard.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_update_secret_import_lock.py`, `tests/test_hermes_logging.py`, `website/docs/developer-guide/secret-source-plugin.md`
- **#110830: fix(updater): bound import probe teardown**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #111445 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-15`.