# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Desktop supervisor recovery latch re-arm bug

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items concern a bug where the desktop supervisor's recovery latch fails to re-arm after a backend process dies before reaching the ready state, leaving the 'Reconnect now' action non-functional. The cluster covers the bug report and multiple fix attempts addressing this pre-ready respawn recovery failure.

## TL;DR

- 5 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 3 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #118923. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #118923 (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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.40`: 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

- #118680: \[Bug\]\[Desktop/macOS\] Backend SIGTERMed pre-ready latches recovery forever — "Reconnect now" is a silent no-op, only full app relaunch restores (2 occurrences)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#118923: fix(desktop): re-arm the recovery latch after a pre-ready respawn failure**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`; implication `superseded`
  - files: `apps/desktop/electron/backend-exit-recovery.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/backend-exit-recovery.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/backend-start-failure.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/backend-start-failure.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/main.ts`
- **#118683: fix(desktop): recover pre-ready backend exits**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `#118680`, `#118680`, `#118694`, `#118694`
- **#118694: fix(desktop): re-arm recovery after pre-ready respawn failure**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `#118680`
- **#121487: fix(desktop): re-arm supervisor recovery after a pre-ready respawn death; make manual reconnect dial**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `88b9d35ee0`, `86d18d6f15`, `fe32647090`, `#118923`, `#118680`, `#118923`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #118923 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-22`.