# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Stale browser_harness daemons left running after browser_exec

## Open now

- 1 issue, 2 PRs open on GitHub.
- #121095: browser_exec leaves stale browser_harness daemon processes running after completion
- PR #129655: fix(browser): stop browser_exec harness daemons on every exit path, including a killed owner
- PR #140088: fix(browser): reap browser-harness daemons by owner lease

One issue reports that browser_exec can leave stale browser_harness daemon processes running after completion. Two pull requests propose changes to the browser tooling to stop or reap these daemons, one using an owner lease and one covering every exit path including a killed owner.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 2 open PR(s), 0 merged PR(s), 0 PR(s) closed without merging.
- No fix has been merged to main; one or more PRs were attempted (see below).
- **Recommended:** review the prior/competing PR(s) below. A fix was attempted but not merged; your case may extend or revive that work.

## 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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.

## Open related issues

- #121095: browser_exec leaves stale browser_harness daemon processes running after completion

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#129655: fix(browser): stop browser_exec harness daemons on every exit path, including a killed owner**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `stale_abandoned`; implication `active`; refs `#99527`, `#137057`, `#137057`
  - files: `tests/tools/test_browser_use_cli.py`, `tools/browser_tool_lifecycle.py`, `tools/browser_use_cli.py`
- **#140088: fix(browser): reap browser-harness daemons by owner lease**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `silent_close`; implication `active`
  - files: `tests/tools/test_browser_use_cli.py`, `tools/browser_tool_lifecycle.py`, `tools/browser_use_cli.py`

## Fix status

- No merged fix on record.
- Subsystem: `agent`