# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Fix background job cleanup keyed by owner not container

## Open now

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A bug where \`/stop\`, \`/new\`, and the inactivity watchdog were failing to reap abandoned turn background jobs because cleanup was keyed on container rather than owner. The fix changes job reaping to use owner identity instead.

## 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 #121380. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #121380 (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-121380`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #120630: \[Bug\]: /stop, /new and the inactivity watchdog never reap the abandoned turn's background jobs (container key vs owner id)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#121380: /stop and /new reap a turn's background jobs by owner (#120630, salvage #120631)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `tests/gateway/test_abandoned_turn_process_cleanup.py`, `tests/tools/test_oneshot_completion_linger.py`, `tools/process_registry.py`
- **#120631: fix(gateway): reap an abandoned turn's background jobs by owner, not container key**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `c2e0a745e0`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #121380 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-24`.