# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Plugin runtime state causes infinite sync/rebuild loop

## Open now

- 1 issue, 3 PRs open on GitHub.
- #122349: Plugin runtime state inside a member folder causes an infinite sync/rebuild/re-exec loop
- PR #122357: fix(pm): ignore plugin runtime state in member inputs
- PR #122359: fix(pm): honor ignore rules and exclude runtime state from workspace member stamp
- PR #142009: fix(pm): a member checkout's git-ignored files no longer re-stale the environment

A plugin's runtime state files inside a member folder trigger an infinite sync, rebuild, and re-execution loop. The fixes address this by ignoring runtime state in member inputs and excluding it from workspace member stamps, respecting ignore rules.

## TL;DR

- 4 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 3 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.50`: 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

- #122349: Plugin runtime state inside a member folder causes an infinite sync/rebuild/re-exec loop

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#122357: fix(pm): ignore plugin runtime state in member inputs**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`
  - files: `pm/workspace.py`, `tests/pm/test_workspace_build_inputs.py`
- **#122359: fix(pm): honor ignore rules and exclude runtime state from workspace member stamp**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `00b2236ae0bf6546`, `00b2236ae0bf6546`, `00b2236ae0bf6546`, `00b2236ae0bf6546`
  - files: `pm/workspace.py`, `tests/pm/test_workspace_build_inputs.py`
- **#142009: fix(pm): a member checkout's git-ignored files no longer re-stale the environment**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`
  - files: `hermes_cli/local_runtime/processes.py`, `pm/workspace.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_local_runtime_processes.py`, `tests/pm/test_workspace_build_inputs.py`

## Fix status

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