# NousResearch/hermes-agent · MCP OAuth token refresh on cold start bug

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items address a bug where expired OAuth tokens loaded during a cold start are not refreshed, specifically due to expires_in being clamped to zero and token validity being checked within the same clock tick. The cluster covers the bug report and related fix attempts.

## 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 #111478. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #111478 (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-111478`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #111009: \[Bug\]: MCP OAuth never refreshes an expired token on a cold start (Windows) — expires_in clamped to 0 + same-tick is_token_valid()

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#111478: fix(mcp): expired OAuth token is refreshed on cold start, not sent in the same clock tick (#111009, salvage #111015)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `tests/tools/test_mcp_oauth_cold_load_expiry.py`, `tools/mcp_oauth_manager.py`
- **#111015: fix(mcp): refresh expired cold-loaded OAuth tokens**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `#111478`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #111478 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-15`.