# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Desktop-only host fleet restart marker not clearing

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items concern a bug where desktop-only hosts lacking gateway services retain a fleet_restart_pending marker that never discharges, causing subsequent hermes updates to exit with an error. The cluster covers the bug report and related fix attempts around this marker discharge logic.

## 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 #120740. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #120740 (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-120740`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #118742: \[Bug\]: Desktop-only host (no gateway services) — inventory-less fleet_restart_pending marker never discharges; every later hermes update exits 1

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#120740: fix(update): a Desktop-only host settles an inventory-less restart obligation**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `hermes_cli/update_cmd_fleet.py`, `hermes_cli/update_cmd_fleet_gatewayless.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_manual_serve_deferral.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_update_scoped_reconciliation.py`, `website/docs/getting-started/updating.md`
- **#118745: fix(update): discharge desktop-only fleet markers**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#120740`, `#119367`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #120740 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-23`.