# NousResearch/hermes-agent · macOS launchd gateway start-now flag bug fixes

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items center on a macOS bug where the gateway ignores --no-start-now and the wizard's 'start now' answer, bundled with a larger gateway change addressing launchd labeling, drain cap, status ports, dashboard error detail, and email pairing.

## 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 #120087. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #120087 (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-120087`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #119948: \[Bug\]: On macOS, \`hermes gateway install --no-start-now\` and the setup wizard's "Start the gateway now?" = No still start the gateway

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#120087: gateway: launchd install honours --no-start-now, drain cap sees the launchd label, /api/status ports match owned platforms, dashboard shows server error detail, email pairing/decline reach the gateway (#119948 #119598 #119918 #119991 #119923; salvage #119949 #119607 #119920 #119992 #119924)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `gateway/control_socket.py`, `gateway/restart.py`, `hermes_cli/gateway.py`, `hermes_cli/gateway_launchd.py`, `hermes_cli/gateway_setup_wizard.py`, `hermes_cli/stderr_timestamp.py`, `hermes_cli/web_server_gateway.py`, `plugins/platforms/email/adapter.py`, `tests/gateway/test_adapter_authz_secret_scope.py`, `tests/gateway/test_email.py`, `tests/gateway/test_email_secret_scope.py`, `tests/gateway/test_launchd_exit_timeout_drain_cap.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_launchd_install_start_now.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_stderr_timestamp.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_web_server_gateway_topology.py`, `web/src/lib/api-error.test.ts`, `web/src/lib/api-error.ts`, `website/docs/user-guide/messaging/email.md`, `website/docs/user-guide/messaging/index.md`
- **#119949: fix(gateway): launchd install honours --no-start-now and the wizard's "start now" answer**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `38d86b0749`, `#120087`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #120087 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-23`.