# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Plugin load deadlock bug and fixes

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug caused the plugin loading deadline mechanism to deadlock, hanging processes at 100% CPU. Two fixes address recursive and cross-worker reentrancy issues in the plugin load path.

## TL;DR

- 4 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 2 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #132145. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #132145 (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-132145`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #130575: \[Bug\] hermes doctor completes its report then hangs forever at 100% CPU — plugin-load deadline deadlocks against the thread that called it

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#132145: Nested plugin loads no longer stall until the load deadline (#130575, salvage #130577)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `gateway/platform_registry.py`, `hermes_cli/plugins_loader.py`, `tests/gateway/test_platform_registry.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_plugins_loader.py`
- **#130577: fix(plugins): propagate load re-entrancy across worker context**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `7f10c8ef41`, `2c5d3b1140`, `ae9e171f14`, `54e2f207df`, `#132145`
- **#130596: fix(plugins): prevent recursive deadlock in plugin load deadline (#130575)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `7f10c8ef41`, `9e84cd5247`, `#132145`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #132145 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-10-03`.