# NousResearch/hermes-agent · kanban default_assignee config hot-reload behavior

## Open now

- 1 issue, 1 PR open on GitHub.
- #55446: fix(kanban): default_assignee config changes require gateway restart to take effect
- PR #55678: fix(kanban): re-read default_assignee from config on each dispatch tick

These items address an issue where changes to the default_assignee configuration require a gateway restart to take effect. The proposed fix involves re-reading the value from config on each dispatcher tick rather than caching it at startup.

## 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #55446: fix(kanban): default_assignee config changes require gateway restart to take effect

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#55513: fix(kanban): reload default_assignee on each dispatcher tick**. closed without merge · fix tier `suggested`
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `#55678`, `#55446`
  - _suggested-tier fix detail withheld; re-request with `?tier=all` to include it._
- **#55678: fix(kanban): re-read default_assignee from config on each dispatch tick**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#55513`, `#55446`
  - files: `gateway/kanban_watchers.py`, `gateway/kanban_watchers_dispatcher.py`, `tests/gateway/test_kanban_default_assignee_hotreload.py`

## Fix status

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