# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Gateway identity and PID file handling fixes

## Open now

- 0 issues, 1 PR open on GitHub.
- PR #125679: fix(gateway): preserve managed relaunch identity

These items address bugs in gateway identity recognition during managed-interpreter relaunches and improper cleanup of live gateway PID and lock files. The work involves preserving identity across relaunch forms and preventing incorrect deletion of active gateway state files.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 1 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 0 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #126133. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #126133 (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-126133`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #125610: Bug: gateway identity does not recognize the managed-interpreter relaunch form; unscoped get_running_pid cleanup deletes a live gateway's gateway.pid and gateway.lock

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#126133: Live gateway identity files survive matcher mismatches; bootstrap-launched record names its entry point; held lock without gateway.pid no longer aborts Windows update (#125610, #124029, #123151, #123430, salvage #125679)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `gateway/status.py`, `tests/gateway/test_status.py`
- **#125679: fix(gateway): preserve managed relaunch identity**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `9a0a1625367242596d338ae2da541c4a1fc785a2`, `#96583`
  - files: `gateway/status.py`, `hermes_cli/update_cmd_windows.py`, `tests/gateway/test_gateway_inline_bootstrap_identity.py`, `tests/gateway/test_status.py`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #126133 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-28`.
- Subsystem: `gateway`