# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Windows gateway event loop blocked by profile probe

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items address a bug where profile reconciliation on Windows named pipes stalls the gateway event loop, along with a fix to move the profile probe off the event loop and a salvage of related work.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 1 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #132615. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #132615 (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-132615`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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.

## Closed / duplicate issues

- #132547: \[Bug\]: _profile_reconcile_watcher blocks the gateway event loop on a Windows named-pipe read - watchdog exit 75 (distinct from #105279 / #100014)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#132615: Windows multiplex gateway survives a stalled profile probe (#132547, salvage #132593)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `gateway/control_socket.py`, `gateway/run_profile_reconcile.py`, `hermes_cli/web_routers/messaging.py`, `hermes_cli/web_server_cron.py`, `tests/gateway/test_control_socket.py`, `tests/gateway/test_multiplex_hot_serve.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_cron_fire_dashboard.py`
- **#132593: fix(gateway): probe a candidate profile's own gateway off the event loop**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `9e6ba7a708`, `1c88e4e31a`, `#132615`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #132615 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-10-04`.