# NousResearch/hermes-agent · PTY orphaned after token rotation or new chat

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items address a bug where dashboard chat sessions leave PTY processes stranded after token rotation or starting a new chat, causing subsequent reconnection attempts to be refused. The work focuses on releasing orphaned PTYs so sessions can be properly resumed or replaced.

## 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 #133847. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #133847 (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-133847`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #131172: \[Bug\]: Dashboard Chat "New chat" orphans the previous chat's PTY; returning to it is refused ("open in another Hermes window") — single profile, not covered by #125486

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#133847: fix(dashboard): release the stranded PTY holding a resumed chat's lease**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `hermes_cli/pty_session.py`, `hermes_cli/web_routers/chat_ws.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_pty_session.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/web_routers/test_chat_ws_lease_holder.py`
- **#131179: fix(dashboard): release token-rotated orphan PTYs before an explicit chat resume**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#133847`
- **#131181: fix(dashboard): release the PTY a rotated attach token strands**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#133847`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #133847 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-10-06`.