# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Classify Windows NTSTATUS loader exits as crashes in test runner

## Open now

- 1 issue, 2 PRs open on GitHub.
- #137198: \[Bug\]: test runner files Windows loader-failure exits (0xC0000142/0xc000012d) as "no tests ran (collection/import error)" instead of CRASHED
- PR #137233: fix(tests): file Windows NTSTATUS exits as CRASHED, not "no tests ran"
- PR #137764: fix(runner): classify Windows NTSTATUS exits as interpreter crashes

One bug report and two pull requests concern the test runner labeling Windows loader-failure exit codes (such as 0xC0000142 and 0xc000012d) as "no tests ran (collection/import error)" rather than as a crash. The pull requests propose classifying these NTSTATUS exits as CRASHED or interpreter crashes.

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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #137198: \[Bug\]: test runner files Windows loader-failure exits (0xC0000142/0xc000012d) as "no tests ran (collection/import error)" instead of CRASHED

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#137233: fix(tests): file Windows NTSTATUS exits as CRASHED, not "no tests ran"**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `silent_close`; implication `active`
  - files: `scripts/run_tests_parallel.py`, `tests/scripts/test_run_tests_parallel.py`
- **#137764: fix(runner): classify Windows NTSTATUS exits as interpreter crashes**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `silent_close`; implication `active`
  - files: `scripts/run_tests_parallel.py`, `tests/scripts/test_run_tests_parallel.py`, `tests/scripts/test_run_tests_parallel_ntstatus.py`

## Fix status

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