# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Desktop backend probe timeout too short on slow boots

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

Multiple reports and fixes address the desktop launcher entering a death-loop because the backend probe timeout is too short for slow Windows startups. Proposed changes involve increasing and/or retrying the probe timeout.

## TL;DR

- 5 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 3 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #73907. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #73907 (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: `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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.40`: 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

- #61764: \[Bug\]: Desktop launcher death-loop: backend probe timeout (PROBE_TIMEOUT_MS=5000) too short on slow Windows boots

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#73907: fix(desktop): raise probe timeout + sync warmup import before lifespan yield (#72632)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`; implication `superseded`
  - files: `apps/desktop/electron/backend-probes.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/backend-probes.ts`, `hermes_cli/web_server.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_web_server_boot_handshake.py`
- **#61781: fix(desktop): increase backend probe timeout from 5s to 60s for slow Windows boots**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `stale_abandoned`; implication `active`
- **#61956: fix(desktop): increase backend probe timeout from 5s to 15s to prevent death-loop**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`; refs `#61781`
- **#69944: fix(desktop): raise backend probe timeout and retry on timeout**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `#73907`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #73907 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-07-29`.
- Subsystem: `apps/desktop`