# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Fix racing aux-timeout FD test on macOS

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items address a non-deterministic race condition in the auxiliary timeout file-descriptor ownership test, with related fixes to ensure the launchd fleet-restart suite runs correctly on the macOS CI lane.

## 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 #112271. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #112271 (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-112271`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #111356: test: auxiliary timeout FD-ownership assertion races owner-side deadline check

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#112271: test: launchd fleet-restart suite runs on the macOS lane and the aux-timeout FD test no longer races the watchdog (#111866, #111356, salvage #111867, #111366)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `tests/agent/test_codex_aux_timeout_fd_ownership.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_update_fleet_incomplete_warning.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_update_launchd_fleet_restart.py`
- **#111366: test(agent): make aux timeout FD test deterministic**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `0b48ae8d96`, `#112271`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #112271 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-16`.