# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Gateway process detection and status classification fixes

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items address misclassification of gateway processes launched via bootstrap or Hermes inline-bootstrap, including incorrect status polling that deletes pid/lock files and related dashboard and respawn state handling.

## TL;DR

- 5 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 2 merged PR(s), 2 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #124965. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #124965 (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-126149`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.40`: 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

- #123109: \[Bug\]: Bootstrap-launched gateway misclassified since #121635 — status polls delete its gateway.pid and gateway.lock

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#124965: fix(gateway): recognise Hermes inline-bootstrap gateways on every OS (salvage #123331)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`; implication `superseded`
  - files: `gateway/status.py`, `hermes_cli/gateway_windows.py`, `hermes_cli/update_cmd_windows.py`, `hermes_cli/update_fleet_scope.py`, `tests/e2e/core/windows_update/_machine.py`, `tests/e2e/core/windows_update/test_gateway_across_update.py`, `tests/e2e/core/windows_update/test_update_spares_other_installs.py`, `tests/gateway/test_gateway_inline_bootstrap_identity.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_update_windows_cross_install_gateway.py`
- **#126149: fix(update): bring a manual dashboard back after the PM takeover, and book a failed respawn as failed**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`; implication `superseded`
  - files: `hermes_cli/main_dashboard.py`, `hermes_cli/update_cmd_fleet.py`, `hermes_cli/update_cmd_maint.py`, `hermes_cli/update_inventory.py`, `tests/e2e/core/upgrade/handoff/_handoff.py`, `tests/e2e/core/upgrade/handoff/_scenario.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_old_updater_takeover.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_restart_plan_reconciliation.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_update_stale_dashboard.py`
- **#123131: fix(gateway): recognise the bootstrap launcher as a live gateway**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#124965`, `#126149`
- **#123276: fix(gateway): let the host-multiplexer record rescue a bootstrap-launched gateway's identity (#123151)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `#126133`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #124965 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-28`.