# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Stale conversation mappings after response eviction/deletion

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug where ResponseStore leaves stale _conversations mappings when responses are deleted or evicted via LRU, along with multiple fix attempts addressing this cleanup issue.

## TL;DR

- 5 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 2 merged PR(s), 2 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #26224. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #26224 (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: `resolved` · deciding PR(s): `pr-26224`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.40`: 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.

## Closed / duplicate issues

- #2604: \[Bug\]: ResponseStore leaves stale conversation mappings after eviction/deletion

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#26224: fix(gateway): clean stale conversation mappings on response eviction/deletion**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`; implication `superseded`
  - files: `gateway/platforms/api_server.py`, `tests/gateway/test_api_server.py`
- **#26226: fix(gateway): clean stale conversation mappings on response eviction/deletion**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`; implication `superseded`
  - files: `gateway/platforms/api_server.py`, `scripts/release.py`, `tests/gateway/test_api_server.py`
- **#2605: fix(gateway): clean stale conversation mappings on response eviction/deletion**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `814c60092`, `#26226`
- **#2606: fix(gateway): clean stale _conversations mappings on response delete and LRU eviction**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#26224`, `#2605`, `#2605`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #26224 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-05-15`.
- Subsystem: `gateway`