# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Thread-safety fix for get_last_init_error lock

## Open now

- 1 issue, 1 PR open on GitHub.
- #24613: \[Bug\]: get_last_init_error() reads _last_init_error without the documented lock (hermes_state.py)
- PR #73018: fix(state): lock last init error reads

These members address a bug where get_last_init_error() reads a shared variable without acquiring the documented lock, unlike its setter. The group includes the bug report and proposed fixes to make the read consistent with the write.

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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #24613: \[Bug\]: get_last_init_error() reads _last_init_error without the documented lock (hermes_state.py)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#24618: fix(hermes_state): acquire lock in get_last_init_error() to match setter**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `silent_close`; implication `active`
- **#73018: fix(state): lock last init error reads**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`
  - files: `hermes_state.py`, `tests/test_hermes_state_wal_fallback.py`

## Fix status

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