# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Gateway scoped lock possibly owned by two gateways

## Open now

- 1 issue, 2 PRs open on GitHub.
- #124285: \[Bug\]: gateway scoped lock can be owned by two gateways (empty-file window, and a stale read in acquire_scoped_lock)
- PR #124286: fix(gateway): prevent dual ownership of scoped locks (salvage #62890)
- PR #141003: fix(gateway): stale-lock reclaim never takes a live lock with it

The members concern the gateway's scoped lock handling, including a bug report that two gateways could own the same lock (via an empty-file window and a stale read in acquire_scoped_lock). Two pull requests relate to preventing dual ownership and to stale-lock reclaim behavior; their outcomes are not stated here.

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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #124285: \[Bug\]: gateway scoped lock can be owned by two gateways (empty-file window, and a stale read in acquire_scoped_lock)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#124286: fix(gateway): prevent dual ownership of scoped locks (salvage #62890)**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`
  - files: `gateway/status.py`, `tests/gateway/test_status.py`
- **#141003: fix(gateway): stale-lock reclaim never takes a live lock with it**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`
  - files: `gateway/status.py`, `gateway/status_lock_reclaim.py`, `tests/gateway/test_status.py`

## Fix status

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