NousResearch/hermes-agent

Kanban dependency block infinite respawn fix

Cluster 114627. Data as of 2026-10-26 12:29 UTC

Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #114767 on 18 Sep 2026. Check it covers your case.

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These items address a bug where kanban workers blocked on a dependency would respawn indefinitely when their parent tasks were already in a terminal state. The fix introduces escalation and needs_input parking behavior instead of endless respawning.

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#114767 fix(kanban): dependency block with no open parent parks as needs_input and escalates instead of respawning forever (#114627, salvage #114529)

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files: contributors/emails/[redacted:email], hermes_cli/kanban.py, hermes_cli/kanban_db.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_kanban_block_kinds.py, tests/tools/test_kanban_tools.py, tools/kanban_tools.py, tools/kanban_tools_schemas.py, website/docs/user-guide/features/kanban.md

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From the close comments: superseded by another PR 1

#114631 fix(kanban): escalate repeated dependency blocks · superseded by another PR → 66c9e98, #114767, #114627, #114529

Closed issues · 1

Closed#114627[Bug]: kanban — a worker blocking with kind=dependency is respawned indefinitely when its parents are already terminal

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Merged PRs: #114767
Closed issues: 1
Attempts: 1 PR closed without merging
Fix link checked: 18 Sep 2026

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