# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Windows job object spawn access denied fix

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items address a Windows-specific bug where dashboard/Hermes action spawns fail with WinError 5 (Access is denied) inside job objects that forbid breakaway, and introduce retry logic to handle this case.

## TL;DR

- 6 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 4 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #139704. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #139704 (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: `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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.33`: 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

- #135179: \[Bug\]: Windows: POST /api/hermes/update fails with 500 \[WinError 5\] Access is denied in job objects without breakaway

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#139704: fix(cli): retry dashboard action spawns without CREATE_BREAKAWAY_FROM_JOB when a job denies it**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`; implication `superseded`
  - files: `hermes_cli/web_server_gateway.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_dashboard_admin_endpoints.py`
- **#135199: fix(cli): retry Windows dashboard action spawns without job breakaway when denied (WinError 5)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#129325`, `#129325`, `#129325`
- **#135693: fix(dashboard): retry the Windows action spawn without breakaway on E…**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#129325`, `#129325`, `#135179`, `#129325`
- **#135751: fix(cli): dashboard action spawns survive a job object that forbids breakaway**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `9ef7743975f`, `#139704`
- **#135856: fix(cli): dashboard actions survive job objects that forbid breakaway**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `9ef7743975f`, `#139704`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #139704 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-10-16`.
- Subsystem: `dashboard`