# NousResearch/hermes-agent · isolate network git fetches in own process group

## Open now

- 1 issue, 2 PRs open on GitHub.
- #124794: Updater network git calls on tree:0 partial clones with git < 2.44 spawn an unbounded recursive fetch process tree (missing process-group isolation)
- PR #124809: fix(update): reap a stalled network fetch's whole process group
- PR #124870: fix(update): run network git in its own process group so a timeout reaps the whole fetch tree

These items address a bug where a stalled or timed-out network git fetch during updates spawns an unbounded recursive process tree that cannot be fully reaped. The fix involves running the fetch in its own process group so a timeout or kill signal terminates the entire tree.

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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #124794: Updater network git calls on tree:0 partial clones with git < 2.44 spawn an unbounded recursive fetch process tree (missing process-group isolation)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#124809: fix(update): reap a stalled network fetch's whole process group**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`
  - files: `hermes_cli/update_cmd.py`, `hermes_cli/update_cmd_git.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_update_fetch_failure_classifier.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_update_fetch_timeout.py`
- **#124870: fix(update): run network git in its own process group so a timeout reaps the whole fetch tree**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`
  - files: `hermes_cli/update_cmd.py`, `hermes_cli/update_cmd_git.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_update_fetch_failure_classifier.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_update_fetch_timeout.py`

## Fix status

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