# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Browser idle cleanup closing sessions that became active again

## Open now

- 1 issue, 2 PRs open on GitHub.
- #138797: Browser idle cleanup can close a session that became active after it was picked
- PR #138822: fix(browser): prevent idle cleanup from closing reactivated sessions
- PR #138839: fix(browser): recheck inactivity under the lock before tearing a session down

These members concern a browser idle-cleanup race: a session chosen for cleanup may become active before teardown. One issue describes the problem, and two pull requests propose rechecking inactivity under a lock or otherwise preventing reactivated sessions from being closed.

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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #138797: Browser idle cleanup can close a session that became active after it was picked

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#138822: fix(browser): prevent idle cleanup from closing reactivated sessions**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `silent_close`; implication `active`
  - files: `tests/tools/test_browser_cleanup.py`, `tools/browser_tool.py`, `tools/browser_tool_lifecycle.py`, `tools/browser_tool_session.py`
- **#138839: fix(browser): recheck inactivity under the lock before tearing a session down**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `silent_close`; implication `active`
  - files: `tests/tools/test_browser_cleanup.py`, `tools/browser_tool_lifecycle.py`

## Fix status

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