# NousResearch/hermes-agent · macOS Chrome profile snapshot locked database handling

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These members address a problem where snapshotting a real Chrome profile on macOS fails because certain auth databases are locked while Chrome is running. Work involves fixes and documentation corrections around this behavior.

## 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 #113080. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #113080 (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-113080`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #111647: macOS: real-profile snapshot fails with 3 databases unavailable while Chrome is running, contrary to docs

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#113080: fix(browser): real-profile snapshot names the locked auth databases; docs stop promising live copy on macOS/Linux (#111647)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `hermes_cli/browser_connect.py`, `hermes_cli/config_defaults.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_browser_connect_real_profile_snapshot_errors.py`, `tests/tools/test_browser_real_profile.py`, `website/docs/user-guide/features/browser.md`
- **#111670: fix(browser): snapshot live macOS profile databases**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `#111647`, `#113080`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #113080 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-16`.