# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Bug and fixes: restart leaves stale busy-queue accept row

## Open now

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A bug where restarting discards the in-memory busy queue but leaves its accept-time database row active, causing resume to incorrectly attach the unrun prompt to the previous turn. Two fixes address retiring the never-drained accept row on restart or cold reopen.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 1 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #126999. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #126999 (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-126999`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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.

## Closed / duplicate issues

- #125577: \[Bug\]: Restart discards the in-memory busy-queue but leaves its accept-time user row active — resume glues the never-run prompt into the previous turn

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#126999: fix(tui_gateway): a restart retires the never-drained busy-queue accept row**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `hermes_state_common.py`, `hermes_state_sessions.py`, `tests/tui_gateway/test_queued_prompt_restart_retire.py`, `tui_gateway/session_auto_continue.py`, `tui_gateway/session_workdir.py`
- **#125595: fix(tui_gateway): retire a never-drained busy-queue accept row on cold reopen**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#126999`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #126999 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-29`.