# NousResearch/hermes-agent · pytest basetemp directories leaking per test run

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug was identified where each pytest run leaks a temporary directory (hermes-pytest-basetemp-*) in the home directory. The members address detection of the problem and cleanup of these accumulated leftover directories.

## 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 #118725. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #118725 (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: `unresolved`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #118132: \[Bug\]: tests/conftest.py basetemp relocation leaks a hermes-pytest-basetemp-* directory per pytest run

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#118725: fix(tests): pytest basetemps stop piling up in $HOME; runner sweeps roots that killed runs left behind**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `scripts/run_tests_parallel.py`, `tests/conftest.py`, `tests/test_basetemp_isolation.py`
- **#118145: fix(tests): clean up relocated pytest basetemps instead of leaking one per run**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `439eb0395e`, `#118725`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #118725 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-22`.