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Windows read-only Git object cleanup fixes

Cluster 117170 · agent. Data as of 2026-10-27 11:58 UTC

1 open item. Fix merged in #117609 on 21 Sep 2026. Check it covers your case.

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Multiple fixes addressing failures when deleting or cleaning up read-only Git objects on Windows, affecting checkpoints, plugins, MCP catalog, and profile distributions. The issues involve permission errors (WinError 5) when removing Git trees that Windows marks as read-only.

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PR#117173fix(checkpoints): remove read-only Git objects on Windows

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#117609 fix(windows): Git-tree cleanup deletes read-only objects for checkpoints, plugins, MCP catalog and profile distributions (#117170 #117179 #117176 #117184, salvage #117318)

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files: contributors/emails/[email protected], hermes_cli/mcp_catalog.py, hermes_cli/plugins_cmd.py, hermes_cli/profile_distribution.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_mcp_catalog.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_plugins_cmd.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_profile_distribution.py, tests/test_utils_rmtree_readonly.py, tools/checkpoint_manager.py, utils.py

4 PRs closed without merging

From the close comments: merged via another change 2 · done elsewhere 1 · other 1

#117175 fix(checkpoints): recover the write bit when clearing read-only Git objects · merged via another change → #117173
#117177 fix(checkpoints): handle read-only git objects on windows during cleanup · other → #117609
#117195 fix(checkpoints): handle read-only Git objects during store deletion on Windows · done elsewhere → b79b530, 8ec9f85
#117318 fix(windows): delete read-only Git trees instead of failing with WinError 5 · merged via another change → 8ec9f85, #117609

Closed issues · 1

Closed#117170Checkpoint cleanup fails on Windows read-only Git objects

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Subsystem: agent
Merged PRs: #117609
Closed issues: 1
Attempts: 4 PRs closed without merging
Fix link checked: 21 Sep 2026

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