# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Gateway daemon lifecycle and test cleanup issues

## Open now

- 1 issue, 2 PRs open on GitHub.
- #121622: \[Test\]: shim-parent test leaves detached \`gateway run --replace\` daemons on Windows
- PR #121630: fix(update): prevent shim-parent test from spawning detached gateways
- PR #121672: fix(gateway): guard restart watcher against pid reuse

These items address problems with detached gateway processes being left behind during tests and a guard against PID reuse in the gateway restart watcher. The work centers on preventing unintended daemon spawning and ensuring reliable process tracking.

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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #121622: \[Test\]: shim-parent test leaves detached \`gateway run --replace\` daemons on Windows

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#121630: fix(update): prevent shim-parent test from spawning detached gateways**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `silent_close`; implication `active`
  - files: `hermes_cli/gateway.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_gateway_restart_watcher.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_update_shim_parent_wait.py`
- **#121672: fix(gateway): guard restart watcher against pid reuse**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `1867ca52cf`
  - files: `hermes_cli/gateway.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_gateway_restart_watcher.py`

## Fix status

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