# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Windows read-only temp pack file cleanup fixes

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These issues and PRs address failures to remove stale temporary git pack files on Windows, where read-only file attributes cause unlink to fail silently. Proposed fixes involve clearing the read-only bit before unlinking and improving logging for skipped files.

## TL;DR

- 5 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 2 merged PR(s), 2 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #116655. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #116655 (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-116655`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #116384: clear_stale_tmp_packs() (#95928) silently removes nothing on Windows: git pack temps are read-only, unlink raises EACCES/13, and the skip is logged at debug

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#116655: fix(update): stale git pack temps are actually removed on Windows and skipped files are logged at WARNING (#116384, salvage #116388)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`; implication `superseded`
  - files: `hermes_cli/gitlock.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_gitlock_tmp_packs.py`
- **#116948: fix(checkpoints): prune sweeps tmp_pack debris left by timed-out store gcs (#115410, salvage #115416)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`; implication `superseded`
  - files: `hermes_cli/gitlock.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_gitlock_tmp_packs.py`, `tests/tools/test_checkpoint_manager.py`, `tools/checkpoint_manager.py`
- **#116388: fix(cli): clear the write bit before unlinking read-only pack temps on Windows**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `137cbb78190e`, `#116948`, `#115410`, `#115416`
- **#116391: fix(gitlock): clear read-only bit before unlink on Windows (#116384)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `137cbb78190e`, `#116948`, `#115410`, `#115416`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #116655 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-20`.