# NousResearch/hermes-agent · WhatsApp bridge pidfile process ownership fixes

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items address bugs where the WhatsApp bridge's legacy pidfile mechanism could incorrectly identify or kill unrelated processes, including a fallback to matching 'node' as a cmdline substring. Fixes add stricter fingerprinting and ownership checks before acting on pidfiles.

## 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 #117556. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #117556 (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-117556`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #116883: \[Bug\]: WhatsApp bridge ownership falls back to "node" in cmdline substring

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#117556: fix(whatsapp): a legacy bridge pidfile no longer kills a stranger that mentions the session path (#116883, salvage #117139)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `plugins/platforms/whatsapp/adapter.py`, `tests/gateway/test_whatsapp_bridge_pidfile.py`
- **#117139: fix(whatsapp): refuse legacy-pidfile kills without a start-time fingerprint**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `7a23b00101`, `#117556`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #117556 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-20`.