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SQLite locking and contention fixes in state layer

Cluster 57921 · dashboard. Data as of 2026-10-28 11:56 UTC

Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #88753 on 18 Aug 2026. Check it covers your case.

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These items address 'database is locked' errors caused by insufficient busy timeouts and event-loop contention in the SQLite-backed state/session layer. Proposed approaches include increasing the busy timeout and moving database operations off the event-loop thread.

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#88753 fix(gateway,state): SessionDB off the event-loop thread + contention-safe v25 migration

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files: hermes_cli/goals.py, hermes_state_schema.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_goals_db_bootstrap_off_loop.py, tests/state/test_dedupe_migration_contention.py

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#58003 fix(state): increase SQLite busy timeout from 1s to 30s (#57921) · done elsewhere → b7bcae4, 8b03e65, #74478, #88753, #57921

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Closed#57921hermes_state.py: timeout=1.0 causes "database is locked" when dashboard event loop stalls under GIL pressure

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Subsystem: dashboard
Merged PRs: #88753
Closed issues: 1
Attempts: 1 PR closed without merging
Fix link checked: 18 Aug 2026

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