# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Doctor exit code fix for unresolved findings

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These issues and pull requests address a bug where the doctor command exits with code 0 even when unresolved problems are reported. Multiple fix attempts target returning a non-zero exit code in that scenario.

## TL;DR

- 4 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 2 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #117499. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #117499 (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-117499`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.50`: 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

- #117276: hermes doctor exits 0 while its own report lists unresolved problems

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#117499: fix(doctor): hermes doctor exits 1 when unresolved findings remain (#117276, salvage #117283)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `hermes_cli/doctor.py`, `hermes_cli/main.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_doctor_exit_status.py`, `website/docs/reference/cli-commands.md`
- **#117283: fix(doctor): return failure for unresolved findings**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `661d73f06b65`, `#117499`
- **#117708: fix(doctor): exit non-zero when unresolved problems remain (#117276)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `#117499`, `#117276`, `#117708`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #117499 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-21`.