# NousResearch/hermes-agent · CDP cold-start connection retry handling

## Open now

- 1 issue, 1 PR open on GitHub.
- #121432: CDP supervisor connect failures on cron-triggered browser calls — retry ladder doesn't account for cold-start launch race
- PR #123491: fix(tools): wait for the CDP endpoint on a refused first dial

These items address a race condition where CDP connections fail on the first dial during cold-start browser launches. The fix introduces retry logic to handle initial connection refusals before the browser endpoint is ready.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 1 open PR(s), 0 merged PR(s), 1 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #121432: CDP supervisor connect failures on cron-triggered browser calls — retry ladder doesn't account for cold-start launch race

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#121448: fix(browser): retry CDP cold-start connections**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `#121432`, `#123491`
- **#123491: fix(tools): wait for the CDP endpoint on a refused first dial**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`
  - files: `tests/tools/test_browser_supervisor_reconnect.py`, `tools/browser_supervisor.py`

## Fix status

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