# NousResearch/hermes-agent · launchd-supervised backend restart and doctor fix

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items address a macOS bug where updating a launchd-supervised backend incorrectly spawned a detached process instead of restarting through launchd, causing port conflicts. A related doctor warning for unapplied journal_mode settings is also included.

## 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 #112240. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #112240 (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: `unresolved`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #111689: \[Bug\]: \`hermes update\` respawns a launchd-supervised dashboard detached; the launchd job then fails on "port already in use" forever (macOS)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#112240: fix(update, doctor): launchd-supervised dashboard restarts through launchd on macOS; doctor warns when journal_mode=delete never applied (#111689, #111729, salvage #111690)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `hermes_cli/dashboard_procs.py`, `hermes_cli/doctor_platform.py`, `hermes_cli/main.py`, `hermes_cli/main_dashboard.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_dashboard_lifecycle_flags.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_doctor_journal_modes.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_update_stale_dashboard.py`, `website/docs/user-guide/configuration.md`
- **#111690: fix(update): a launchd-supervised backend restarts through launchd, never as a detached respawn**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `de93cb05fd`, `#112240`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #112240 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-16`.