# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Orphaned backend host owner reaping in serve

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items concern a bug where stale spawn-ledger entries with dead spawner processes permanently block remote backend re-attachment. The associated fixes address reaping orphaned host owners rather than looping in observe-only mode.

## 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 #132002. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #132002 (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-132002`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #121964: Desktop: orphaned spawned backends (stale spawn-ledger entries with dead spawners) permanently block remote backend re-attach

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#132002: fix(serve): reap orphaned host owner instead of looping observe-only \[risk 0.30\]**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `hermes_cli/process_identity.py`, `hermes_cli/web_server.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_process_identity.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_web_server.py`
- **#122403: fix(serve): reap orphaned host owner instead of looping observe-only**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `#132002`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #132002 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-10-05`.