# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Self-update compatibility and restart marker fixes

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items address a TypeError during mixed pre/post-pull module states mid-update and a related issue where fleet-restart markers with no recorded obligation were not settling correctly. The work involves tolerating older function signatures and fixing restart marker resolution logic.

## 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 #116710. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #116710 (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-116710`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #115466: \[Bug\]: self-update v0.21.1 → v0.21.3 aborts the fleet tail with \`TypeError: _find_stale_dashboard_pids() got an unexpected keyword argument 'scope_home'\` (mixed pre/post-pull modules) — update lands but is reported failed

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#116710: fix(update): a fleet-restart marker with no recorded obligation settles once the fleet is current (#115638, #115311, #115090, salvage #115652 #115330)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `hermes_cli/update_cmd_fleet.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_manual_serve_deferral.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_update_fleet_restart_pending.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_update_obligation_identity.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_update_scoped_reconciliation.py`, `website/docs/getting-started/updating.md`
- **#115521: fix(update): tolerate older main_dashboard signature in update sweep**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `94ced1a2b2`, `#117305`, `#118154`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #116710 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-20`.