# NousResearch/hermes-agent · macOS gateway cron owner fingerprint drift and start-time handling

## Open now

- 1 issue, 1 PR open on GitHub.
- #138216: macOS: gateway dead-owner reaper marks a live \`hermes cron run\` execution \`unknown\` once psutil's boot-time correction drifts past 2 s
- PR #139895: fix(gateway): read the kernel's creation time for macOS start-time fingerprints

One issue reports that on macOS the gateway's dead-owner reaper can mark a live \`hermes cron run\` execution as \`unknown\` when psutil's boot-time correction drifts beyond about 2 seconds. Two pull requests propose changes to how macOS owner fingerprints or start-time values are derived, including reading the kernel's creation time; their outcomes are not stated in the titles.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 1 open PR(s), 0 merged PR(s), 1 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #138216: macOS: gateway dead-owner reaper marks a live \`hermes cron run\` execution \`unknown\` once psutil's boot-time correction drifts past 2 s

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#138221: fix(gateway): stabilize macOS cron owner fingerprints**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `26e7eccdb3`, `#128483`, `#138216`
- **#139895: fix(gateway): read the kernel's creation time for macOS start-time fingerprints**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#128483`, `#138216`
  - files: `gateway/status.py`, `gateway/status_start_time.py`, `tests/gateway/test_status_start_time.py`

## Fix status

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