# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Docker persistent sandbox recovery from external container removal

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug where the gateway loops indefinitely on 'No such container' when a pinned container is removed outside of the sandbox's control, plus associated fix attempts. The cluster covers the problem report and two related fix pull requests addressing recovery/re-spawning behavior in persistent mode.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 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 #39415. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #39415 (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-39415`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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.

## Closed / duplicate issues

- #36266: Persistent docker sandbox: gateway loops on \`No such container\` when the pinned container is removed out-of-band (never re-spawns)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#39415: fix(docker): recover from out-of-band container removal in persistent mode (salvage #36631)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `tests/tools/test_docker_environment.py`, `tools/environments/docker.py`
- **#36631: fix(docker): recover from out-of-band container removal in persistent mode**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `silent_close`; implication `active`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #39415 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-06-05`.