# NousResearch/hermes-agent · macOS state.db btree corruption and synchronous=FULL setting

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items center on reported daily btree corruption in state.db on macOS, linked to synchronous=NORMAL, WAL checkpoint timing, and SIGTERM. Two pull requests with the same title propose enforcing synchronous=FULL on macOS; the titles alone don't show whether this has been merged or whether it fixes the problem.

## 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 #64355. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #64355 (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-64355`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #63531: \[Bug\] state.db daily btree corruption on macOS — synchronous=NORMAL + WAL checkpoint races SIGTERM

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#64355: fix(state): enforce synchronous=FULL on macOS to prevent btree corruption**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `hermes_state.py`, `tests/test_hermes_state.py`
- **#63550: fix(state): enforce synchronous=FULL on macOS to prevent btree corruption**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `#64355`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #64355 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-07-14`.