# NousResearch/hermes-agent · macOS launchd gateway integration bugs and fixes

## Open now

- 1 issue, 1 PR open on GitHub.
- #42376: \[Bug\]: hermes gateway restart/install generates plist with LimitLoadToSessionType that breaks launchctl bootstrap on macOS 26.5.1
- PR #42395: fix(gateway): remove LimitLoadToSessionType from launchd plist to fix macOS 26.5+ bootstrap

A cluster of bug reports and fixes centered on macOS launchd domain handling for the gateway service, covering issues with plist generation, domain selection (gui/ vs user/ vs system), bootstrap/bootout sequencing, and stale or conflicting service states across macOS versions.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 1 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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.

## Open related issues

- #42376: \[Bug\]: hermes gateway restart/install generates plist with LimitLoadToSessionType that breaks launchctl bootstrap on macOS 26.5.1

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#42464: fix(gateway): remove LimitLoadToSessionType from launchd plist (#42376)**. closed without merge · fix tier `suggested`
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#42395`, `#42376`
  - _suggested-tier fix detail withheld; re-request with `?tier=all` to include it._
- **#42395: fix(gateway): remove LimitLoadToSessionType from launchd plist to fix macOS 26.5+ bootstrap**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `#42376`
  - files: `hermes_cli/gateway_launchd.py`, `tests/gateway/test_status.py`

## Fix status

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