# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Desktop profile retry storm and stale scheduler fixes

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items address unbounded retry behavior when profiles exceed backend slots causing session-area flicker, and a cron scheduler that does not reflect live profile additions or deletions. The group 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 #112251. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #112251 (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-112251`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #111338: \[Bug\]: Desktop session-area flicker — unbounded slot-retry storm when profiles > maxBackends, and stale cron-scheduler profile list after profile delete

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#112251: fix(desktop): session area stops flickering when profiles outnumber backend slots; cron ticker follows profile create/delete live (#111338, salvage #111352)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/electron/main.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/pool-spawn-coordinator.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/pool-spawn-coordinator.ts`, `hermes_cli/web_server.py`, `tests/cron/test_cron_multiplex_desktop_ticker_scope.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_desktop_cron_ticker_profiles.py`, `website/docs/user-guide/multi-profile-gateways.md`
- **#111352: fix(desktop): bound background profile hydration retries**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `aa03d38612`, `#112251`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #112251 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-16`.