# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Daytona sandbox naming and recreation conflicts

## Open now

- 2 issues, 2 PRs open on GitHub.
- #28299: Daytona terminal backend: all sandboxes named "hermes-default" → DaytonaConflictError on concurrent use
- #63361: Daytona persistent sandbox resumes by name without image comparison; cleanup() lacks force_remove so callers cannot force recreation
- PR #28777: fix(daytona): use unique sandbox names
- PR #63368: fix(daytona): recreate persistent sandboxes after image changes

These issues and fixes address two related Daytona backend problems: non-unique sandbox names causing conflicts during concurrent use, and persistent sandboxes resuming without checking for image changes or supporting forced recreation.

## TL;DR

- 5 member(s): 2 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 2 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_PARTIAL`): some members are connected by structural evidence (shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference); the rest are joined by an automated relevance judgement over their text.
- Members outside that structural core may belong to a different underlying problem.
- Pairwise link density `0.34`: 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

- #28299: Daytona terminal backend: all sandboxes named "hermes-default" → DaytonaConflictError on concurrent use
- #63361: Daytona persistent sandbox resumes by name without image comparison; cleanup() lacks force_remove so callers cannot force recreation

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#28391: fix(daytona): make sandbox names unique per instance to unblock concurrent multi-agent**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `stale_abandoned`; implication `active`
- **#28777: fix(daytona): use unique sandbox names**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `#28391`
  - files: `tests/tools/test_daytona_environment.py`, `tools/environments/daytona.py`
- **#63368: fix(daytona): recreate persistent sandboxes after image changes**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `b4f8c491d3`, `55348c14b2`
  - files: `tests/tools/test_daytona_environment.py`, `tools/environments/daytona.py`, `tools/terminal_tool.py`

## Fix status

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