# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Fix leaked plugin gateway-event listeners on reload

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug caused desktop runtime plugins to accumulate duplicate gateway-event listener sessions on every hot reload instead of cleaning them up. These members address disposing plugin event listeners properly when a plugin is reloaded or unloaded.

## TL;DR

- 4 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 2 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #113199. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #113199 (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-113199`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.50`: 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

- #112366: \[Bug\]: Desktop runtime plugins leak gateway-event listeners on every hot reload — one relay marker opens N duplicate sessions

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#113199: fix(desktop): reloading a plugin no longer leaks gateway-event listeners; one relay marker opens one session (#112366, salvage #112372)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/src/contrib/events.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/contrib/plugin.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/contrib/plugin.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/contrib/plugins.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/contrib/runtime-loader.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/contrib/runtime-loader.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/sdk/index.ts`, `website/docs/developer-guide/desktop-plugin-sdk.md`
- **#112372: fix(desktop): dispose runtime plugin event listeners on reload**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#113199`, `#112372`
- **#112376: fix(desktop): plugin gateway-event listeners unload with the plugin**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#113199`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #113199 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-17`.