# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Kanban blocker_auth mis-fires on spawn/workspace errors

## Open now

- 1 issue, 1 PR open on GitHub.
- #63248: \[Bug\]: Kanban check_respawn_guard mis-fires blocker_auth on workspace/spawn errors containing an auth/quota slug word → task wedged in 'ready' forever
- PR #63268: fix(kanban): ignore slug words on spawn failures

These issues and fixes address a bug where the kanban check_respawn_guard incorrectly triggers blocker_auth when spawn or workspace errors happen to contain auth/quota-related slug words, causing tasks to become permanently wedged in the 'ready' state. The fixes scope blocker_auth detection to actual run outcomes rather than raw error string matching.

## TL;DR

- 5 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 1 open PR(s), 0 merged PR(s), 3 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.40`: 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.

## Open related issues

- #63248: \[Bug\]: Kanban check_respawn_guard mis-fires blocker_auth on workspace/spawn errors containing an auth/quota slug word → task wedged in 'ready' forever

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#63460: fix(kanban): gate blocker_auth on run outcome, not raw error regex (#63248)**. closed without merge · fix tier `suggested`
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#63268`, `#63248`, `#63275`
  - _suggested-tier fix detail withheld; re-request with `?tier=all` to include it._
- **#63268: fix(kanban): ignore slug words on spawn failures**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `partial_fix`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `29683e0a1219`, `#63248`, `#63268`, `#63275`, `#63460`, `#374151`
  - files: `hermes_cli/kanban_db.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_kanban_db.py`
- **#63275: fix(kanban): do not treat spawn/workspace errors as blocker_auth**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`; refs `#63268`
- **#142737: fix(kanban): respawn guard decides from run outcomes, never from error prose**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `stale_abandoned`; implication `active`

## Fix status

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