# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Fleet-restart marker discharge edge cases

## Open now

- 0 issues, 1 PR open on GitHub.
- PR #115663: fix(update): re-probe the fleet when arming a marker with no plan runtimes

These issues and pull requests address scenarios where fleet_restart_pending markers become stuck or undischargeable, particularly when updates crash mid-cleanup, when no inventory or plan runtimes are recorded, or when no obligation exists but the fleet is already current.

## TL;DR

- 5 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 1 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 2 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.40`: 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

- #115638: fleet_restart_pending marker is undischargeable when \`hermes update\` crashes mid-cleanup

## 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`
- **#115652: fix(update): discharge inventory-less fleet-restart markers on live-fleet evidence**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `5d1700194701`, `#116710`, `#115638`, `#115311`, `#115090`, `#115652`, `#115330`
- **#115663: fix(update): re-probe the fleet when arming a marker with no plan runtimes**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `#115652`
  - files: `hermes_cli/update_cmd.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_update_fleet_restart_pending.py`
- **#116090: fix(cli): discharge fleet_restart_pending marker on aborted cleanup (#115638)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#116710`

## Fix status

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