# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Stale file writer entries persist after task completion

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug where finished tasks (cron runs or subagents) remain recorded as concurrent sibling writers in file state, because forget_task() does not clear last-writer entries. Multiple fix attempts address purging stale writers and adding TTL expiry.

## 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 #114862. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #114862 (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-114862`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #114446: file_state: stale _last_writer entries report a finished predecessor as a concurrent sibling; forget_task() never clears them

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#114862: fix(file-state): a finished cron run or subagent is no longer reported as a concurrent sibling writer (#114446, salvage #114470)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `agent/client_lifecycle.py`, `contributors/emails/[redacted:email]`, `tests/tools/test_file_state_registry.py`, `tools/file_state.py`
- **#114448: fix(tools): forget_task clears last-writer entries; stale writers expire**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`; refs `#114470`
- **#114470: fix(file_state): purge stale writer claims in forget_task and add writer TTL (#114446)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `783f854b0fb2`, `#114862`, `#114446`, `#114470`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #114862 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-18`.