NousResearch/hermes-agent

Doctor WAL/delete journal mode detection improvements

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Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #113116 on 17 Sep 2026. Check it covers your case.

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These items address how hermes doctor handles databases where a configured journal_mode=delete never took effect, including surfacing clearer signals and identifying which processes are holding the database file.

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  • #113116 fix(doctor): name the processes holding a WAL database that journal_mode=delete never converted (#111729)

    merged to main

    files: hermes_cli/doctor_platform.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_doctor_journal_modes.py, website/docs/user-guide/configuration.md

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From the close comments: won't fix / by design 1

  • #104714 fix(doctor): flag a configured journal_mode=delete that never took effect · won't fix / by design → #111389, #100896
Closed issues · 1
  • Closed#111729[Bug]: `hermes doctor` shows a plain "WAL journal mode" line for a database whose `database.journal_mode: delete` never took effect — the only signal is a once-per-process log line, and nothing names the processes holding the file
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