# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Fix Xvnc readiness probe to use Unix socket

## Open now

- 1 issue, 2 PRs open on GitHub.
- #123130: Bot Screen never starts on WSL2 with mirrored networking: launcher readiness probe falls back to TCP and hangs
- PR #123136: fix(bot-desktop): probe Xvnc readiness over the unix socket only
- PR #128209: fix(bot-desktop): probe Xvnc readiness over the unix socket, abstract shape included

A bug where the bot desktop launcher's readiness probe falls back to TCP (causing hangs, notably on WSL2 with mirrored networking) is being addressed by changing the probe to use the Unix socket exclusively. The members include the bug report and iterative fix attempts.

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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #123130: Bot Screen never starts on WSL2 with mirrored networking: launcher readiness probe falls back to TCP and hangs

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#123136: fix(bot-desktop): probe Xvnc readiness over the unix socket only**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `b85e494bf2`
  - files: `tests/tools/test_bot_desktop_launcher_xvnc.py`, `tools/bot_desktop/launcher.sh`
- **#128209: fix(bot-desktop): probe Xvnc readiness over the unix socket, abstract shape included**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `bf5b818aa03fdfd71ec19cf1f9b70194aa3291f3`
  - files: `tests/tools/test_bot_desktop_launcher_xvnc.py`, `tools/bot_desktop/launcher.sh`

## Fix status

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