# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Kanban GC deleting shared scratch workspaces in use

## Open now

- 0 issues, 1 PR open on GitHub.
- PR #126617: fix(kanban): preserve shared workspaces across boards

A bug where kanban garbage collection, archiving, or task completion deletes a scratch workspace that is still referenced by another active, non-terminal task. The fixes aim to preserve shared workspace paths across boards before cleanup runs.

## TL;DR

- 4 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 1 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 1 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #130536. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #130536 (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-130536`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.50`: 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

- #126508: \[Bug\]: kanban gc / archive / complete delete a scratch workspace still used by a non-terminal task (shared workspace_path)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#130536: fix(kanban): gc, archive and completion keep a workspace another live task still uses (#126508, salvage #126513)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `hermes_cli/kanban_db_workspace.py`, `hermes_cli/kanban_ops.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_kanban_gc_retention.py`
- **#126513: fix(kanban): keep a scratch dir another live task still uses**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `#130536`
- **#126617: fix(kanban): preserve shared workspaces across boards**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `silent_close`; implication `active`
  - files: `hermes_cli/kanban_db_workspace.py`, `hermes_cli/kanban_ops.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_kanban_gc_retention.py`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #130536 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-10-03`.
- Subsystem: `hermes_cli`