# NousResearch/hermes-agent · macOS launchd supervised job exit-5 handling fix

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items address a bug where launchctl exit code 5 on a supervised launchd job incorrectly marked the macOS host as unsupported and spawned a detached duplicate gateway process. The fix corrects how supervised launchd domains are detected and handled.

## 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 #114893. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #114893 (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-114893`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #114571: macOS: launchctl exit 5 over a live supervised gateway brands the host unsupported and starts a detached duplicate

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#114893: fix(gateway): launchctl exit 5 over a supervised job no longer brands macOS launchd-unsupported or starts a detached duplicate (#114571, salvage #114577)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `hermes_cli/gateway.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_gateway_service.py`
- **#114577: fix(gateway): a supervised launchd job is not an unmanageable domain**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `73e00fe32628`, `#114893`, `#114571`, `#114577`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #114893 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-18`.