# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Background processes blocking session reset fixes

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These issues and pull requests address a problem where stale background processes permanently block session idle and daily resets. Proposed changes include TTL configuration, visibility improvements, and logic to skip or allow resets based on process recency.

## TL;DR

- 5 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 3 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #53942. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #53942 (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-53942`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #29177: Stale background processes permanently block session idle/daily reset

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#29215: fix(gateway): skip reset only for recent bg processes (#29177)**. closed without merge · fix tier `suggested`
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#29201`
  - _suggested-tier fix detail withheld; re-request with `?tier=all` to include it._
- **#53942: fix(gateway): stale bg processes no longer block session reset + configurable TTL & visibility (#29177)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`; implication `superseded`
  - files: `gateway/config.py`, `gateway/run.py`, `gateway/session.py`, `tests/gateway/test_config.py`, `tests/tools/test_process_registry.py`, `tools/process_registry.py`, `website/docs/user-guide/messaging/index.md`
- **#29201: fix(gateway): add TTL for background processes blocking session reset + log skip reason**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#53942`
- **#29212: fix: stale background processes no longer permanently block session reset (#29177)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `#53942`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #53942 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-06-28`.
- Subsystem: `gateway`