# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Cap CDP supervisor reconnect retries after dead endpoint

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These issues and PRs address an unbounded reconnect loop in the browser CDP supervisor that triggers excessive warnings when an endpoint dies. The proposed fix limits reconnect attempts to prevent the infinite retry cycle.

## TL;DR

- 6 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 4 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #114897. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #114897 (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-114897`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.33`: 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

- #114172: browser_supervisor: unbounded reconnect loop after the CDP endpoint dies (1,600+ warnings from a finished cron session)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#114897: fix(browser): CDP supervisor stops retrying a dead endpoint after 5 failed reconnects (#114172, salvage #114178)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`; implication `superseded`
  - files: `tests/tools/test_browser_supervisor_reconnect.py`, `tools/browser_supervisor.py`, `website/docs/developer-guide/browser-supervisor.md`
- **#114178: fix(browser): bound CDP supervisor reconnects**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `aefa50347971`, `#114897`, `#114897`, `#114172`, `#114178`, `#114172`
- **#114179: fix(browser): cap supervisor reconnects after a dead CDP endpoint**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `#114178`, `#114172`, `#44460`, `#114178`
- **#114200: fix: cap CDPSupervisor post-attach reconnect retries to prevent unbounded loop**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `aefa50347971`, `#114897`, `#114897`, `#114172`, `#114178`, `#114172`
- **#114207: fix(browser): bound CDP supervisor reconnect lifetime**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `#114897`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #114897 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-18`.