# NousResearch/hermes-agent · macOS launchd plist staleness during hermes update

## Open now

- 1 issue, 2 PRs open on GitHub.
- #126883: \[Bug\]: hermes update exits 1 on macOS — sibling launchd restart kickstarts a stale plist and SIGUSR1s the osascript wrapper instead of the gateway
- PR #126913: fix(update): refresh stale sibling launchd definitions and drain the real gateway child
- PR #126972: fix(update): refresh stale sibling launchd plists and drain the gateway, not the wrapper

A bug and related fixes address hermes update failures on macOS where sibling launchd definitions become stale and signals are sent to the wrong process (osascript wrapper instead of the gateway). The fixes aim to refresh plists and drain the correct child process.

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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #126883: \[Bug\]: hermes update exits 1 on macOS — sibling launchd restart kickstarts a stale plist and SIGUSR1s the osascript wrapper instead of the gateway

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#126913: fix(update): refresh stale sibling launchd definitions and drain the real gateway child**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `073c44d916`, `#126972`, `#126883`, `#126913`, `#126972`, `#126913`, `#126972`, `#126883`, `#126913`, `#126913`, `#126972`, `#68523`, `#126913`, `#126972`, `#126913`, `#126972`, `#126972`, `#126913`, `#126972`
  - files: `hermes_cli/update_cmd.py`, `hermes_cli/update_cmd_fleet.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_update_launchd_sibling_refresh.py`
- **#126972: fix(update): refresh stale sibling launchd plists and drain the gateway, not the wrapper**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `#126913`, `#126883`, `#126913`
  - files: `hermes_cli/gateway.py`, `hermes_cli/gateway_launchd.py`, `hermes_cli/update_cmd_fleet.py`, `hermes_cli/update_fleet_scope.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_update_launchd_sibling_refresh_and_drain.py`

## Fix status

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