# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Internal wakes bypassing session reset policy

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These issues and PRs concern a bug where internal Kanban wake events prevent sessions from being reset as intended, potentially causing immortal sessions with stale system prompts. The proposed fixes aim to stop internal wakes from incorrectly extending session activity.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 1 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #85544. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #85544 (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-85544`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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.

## Closed / duplicate issues

- #62785: Kanban wake events defeat session_reset policy — sessions receiving wakes never reset (immortal sessions, stale system prompt)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#85544: fix(gateway): keep internal wakes from extending session activity (salvage #62804)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `gateway/run.py`, `gateway/session.py`, `tests/gateway/test_goal_max_turns_config.py`, `tests/gateway/test_session_reset_notify.py`, `tests/gateway/test_telegram_topic_mode.py`
- **#62804: fix(gateway): keep internal wakes from extending sessions**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `#85544`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #85544 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-08-13`.
- Subsystem: `gateway`