# NousResearch/hermes-agent · LSP multi-root attach deadlock via held state lock

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items address a deadlock scenario in the LSP multi-root attachment flow where the state lock was held across an async await point, blocking the event loop. The fix involves releasing the lock before performing the attachment.

## 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 #113067. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #113067 (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-113067`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #112967: LSP multi-root attachment can deadlock the event loop while holding _state_lock

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#113067: fix(lsp): multi-root attach no longer holds the state lock across an await (#112967, salvage #112865)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `agent/lsp/manager.py`, `tests/agent/lsp/test_manager_locking.py`
- **#112865: fix(lsp): release state lock before multi-root attachment**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `6950959fa5b95cdd4d0c518ff2f7e9ed8d022cc2`, `#113067`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #113067 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-16`.