# NousResearch/hermes-agent · macOS update mishandles legacy hash-suffixed LaunchAgent gateways

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug where Hermes updates fail to correctly identify and restart LaunchAgent gateways with legacy hash-suffixed labels on macOS, along with associated fix attempts targeting that behavior.

## 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 #116718. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #116718 (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-116718`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #115254: \[Bug\]: hermes update does not restart (or even see) loaded gateway LaunchAgents with legacy hash-suffixed labels; they are stopped as "manual gateway processes" or left on pre-update code

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#116718: fix(update): this install's legacy hash-suffixed launchd gateways are restarted on macOS update (#115254, salvage #115346)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `hermes_cli/gateway.py`, `hermes_cli/update_cmd_fleet.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_update_launchd_fleet_restart.py`
- **#115346: fix(update): restart this install's legacy hash-suffixed launchd gateways**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `ccb5aedad875`, `#116718`, `#115254`, `#115346`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #116718 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-20`.