# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Orphaned cua-driver daemon lifecycle on macOS

## Open now

- 1 issue, 1 PR open on GitHub.
- #126364: \[Bug\]: macOS embedded cua-driver daemon outlives Hermes (launched via open -a) — an unrestricted, approval-bypassing driver kept running for 6+ days
- PR #126378: fix(computer-use): reap embedded cua-driver daemons orphaned by a dead owner

A bug report and associated fix addressing embedded cua-driver daemon processes that continue running after their parent Hermes process exits. The work involves reaping these orphaned daemons to prevent them from outliving their owner.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 1 open PR(s), 0 merged PR(s), 1 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #126364: \[Bug\]: macOS embedded cua-driver daemon outlives Hermes (launched via open -a) — an unrestricted, approval-bypassing driver kept running for 6+ days

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#126378: fix(computer-use): reap embedded cua-driver daemons orphaned by a dead owner**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `wontfix_bydesign`; implication `wontfix`
  - files: `tests/tools/test_computer_use_cua_daemon_reap.py`, `tools/computer_use/cua_backend_daemon.py`
- **#130446: fix(computer-use): reap embedded cua-driver daemons orphaned by a dead owner (#126364)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `wontfix_bydesign`; implication `wontfix`; refs `a3b56cac95488242856b6fb1f121842a38c3e391`, `d1063025d5c132a874e51b3d0904a96eaba6f6a7`, `#130446`, `#126364`

## Fix status

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