# NousResearch/hermes-agent · TUI slash worker subprocess leak and zombie processes

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

The members concern TUI slash worker subprocesses that reportedly remain after a session closes and accumulate as zombie processes. One item is a bug report and the others are proposed changes that close the slash worker in _finalize_session, referencing issue #38095.

## TL;DR

- 4 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 2 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #42149. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #42149 (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-42149`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.50`: 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

- #38095: \[Bug\]: TUI slash worker subprocesses leak after session close, accumulating zombie processes

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#38114: Fix TUI slash worker zombie subprocess leak (#38095)**. closed without merge · fix tier `suggested`
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`
  - _suggested-tier fix detail withheld; re-request with `?tier=all` to include it._
- **#38218: fix(tui): close slash_worker in _finalize_session to prevent zombie processes #38095**. closed without merge · fix tier `suggested`
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`
  - _suggested-tier fix detail withheld; re-request with `?tier=all` to include it._
- **#42149: fix(tui): close slash_worker inside _finalize_session (defense-in-depth, #38095)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `tests/test_tui_gateway_server.py`, `tui_gateway/server.py`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #42149 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-06-08`.