# NousResearch/hermes-agent · SSH probe loss orphaning remote backend processes

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug where lost or cancelled SSH liveness/bootstrap probe responses could orphan or kill live remote backend serve processes. Two fixes address this specific failure mode in the desktop SSH bootstrap flow.

## 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 #112213. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #112213 (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-112213`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #111810: \[Bug\]: Desktop SSH bootstrap: "remote dashboard exited while its served token was being resolved" after the app cancels its own forward — 10 of 11 spawns leave orphaned remote serve processes

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#112213: fix(desktop): a lost SSH probe answer no longer kills or orphans a live remote backend (#111810, salvage #111828)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/electron/remote-lifecycle.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/remote-lifecycle.ts`
- **#111828: fix(desktop): a lost liveness probe no longer orphans a live SSH serve**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `#112213`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #112213 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-16`.