# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Scale-to-zero suspend blocked by active direct platforms

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items address a bug where gateway scale-to-zero suspension could occur while a multiplexed or persistent direct platform (such as Photon/iMessage) was still connected. Fixes aim to keep the gateway awake as long as such a platform remains live.

## 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 #114797. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #114797 (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-114797`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #113546: \[Bug\]: Hermes Cloud scale-to-zero prevents Photon iMessage from waking the agent

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#114797: fix(gateway): scale-to-zero no longer suspends while a direct platform is live in a served profile (#113546, salvage #113556, #113553)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `gateway/run.py`, `gateway/run_shutdown.py`, `tests/gateway/test_scale_to_zero.py`, `tests/gateway/test_scale_to_zero_watcher.py`, `website/docs/developer-guide/relay-connector-contract.md`
- **#113553: fix(gateway): prevent scale-to-zero suspend while direct Photon or other persistent platform remains connected (#113546)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `97011235409c`, `#114797`, `#113546`, `#113556`, `#113553`
- **#113556: fix(gateway): keep multiplexed direct platforms awake**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `97011235409c`, `#114797`, `#113546`, `#113556`, `#113553`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #114797 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-18`.