# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Gateway/ACP turns left in 'unknown' state blocking sessions

## Open now

- 1 issue, 0 PRs open on GitHub.
- #139532: \[Bug\]: a gateway restart mid-turn fences the turn 'unknown' and silently blocks the whole session - the next user message queues forever, and there is no in-app way to resolve it

Members center on turns that end up in an 'unknown' or lost state (e.g., after a gateway restart mid-turn), which can block later messages in a session. One bug report describes the problem, and two fix PRs address recovery or settling of such turns, though the gateway PR also bundles other changes (browser.manage for /browser, pause behavior, discard handling).

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 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 #141357. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #141357 (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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.67`: 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

- #139532: \[Bug\]: a gateway restart mid-turn fences the turn 'unknown' and silently blocks the whole session - the next user message queues forever, and there is no in-app way to resolve it

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#141357: fix(gateway): lost automation turns settle; discard on every surface; classic /browser via browser.manage; pause holds interactive turns**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `acp_adapter/gateway_commands.py`, `acp_adapter/gateway_server.py`, `agent/turn_failure_copy.py`, `apps/desktop/src/lib/desktop-slash-registry.json`, `gateway/run_busy.py`, `gateway/session_authority.py`, `gateway/session_ingress.py`, `gateway/session_results.py`, `gateway/session_unattended_unknown.py`, `gateway/slash_commands_session.py`, `hermes_cli/cli_browser_gateway.py`, `hermes_cli/cli_commands_mixin.py`, `hermes_cli/commands.py`, `hermes_cli/commands_platforms.py`, `hermes_cli/subcommands/pause.py`, `locales/_keys.tui.json`, `locales/af.tui.yaml`, `locales/af.yaml`, `locales/ar.tui.yaml`, `locales/ar.yaml` (+56 more)
- **#139541: fix(acp): recover unknown turns in editor**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `#141357`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #141357 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-10-19`.
- Subsystem: `acp`