# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Fix goal parking on dead or absent PIDs

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These issues and PRs address a bug where /goal wait_on_pid would park waiting on a PID without first verifying that the PID is alive on the Hermes host. The fixes reject or prevent parking on such dead or non-existent PIDs.

## 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 #111486. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #111486 (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-111486`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #110826: \[Bug\]: /goal wait_on_pid parks without verifying the PID is alive on the Hermes host

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#111486: fix(goals): /goal never parks on a PID that is not alive on the Hermes host (#110826, salvage #110829)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `hermes_cli/goals.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_goals.py`, `website/docs/user-guide/features/goals.md`
- **#110829: fix(goals): reject dead wait-on PIDs**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `#111486`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #111486 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-15`.