orphaned browser daemon cleanup and process leaks
Cluster 68139 · agent. Data as of
Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #94183 on 27 Aug 2026. Check it covers your case.
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- A fix was merged to main in PR #94183. Check it covers your case. No release data is tracked.
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Multiple issues and fixes addressing orphaned agent-browser daemon processes and Chromium trees that accumulate due to timeouts, force-closed sessions, or startup failures. Includes detection, reaping logic, idle timeouts, and a bug in the glob pattern used to identify orphaned sessions.
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Fixes on record
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#94183 fix(browser): suspect-session recycle + wedged-daemon tree-kill on timeout (#85125 3b-browser/4c)
files:
tests/tools/test_browser_open_timeout.py,tests/tools/test_browser_suspect_recycle.py,tools/browser_tool.py -
#94188 refactor(deadline): consolidate site-local tree-kills onto agent.deadline.kill_process_tree (#85125 4d)
files:
hermes_cli/_subprocess_compat.py,tests/agent/test_treekill_consolidation.py,tests/tools/test_browser_npx_warmup.py,tools/browser_tool.py,tools/code_execution_tool.py
1 PR closed without merging
From the close comments: done elsewhere 1
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#68220 fix(browser): tree-kill orphaned agent-browser daemon on command timeout (#68139) · done elsewhere →
#94183,#85125,#68139,#94188
Closed issues · 1
- Closed#68139browser_tool: command timeout leaks the spawned agent-browser daemon + Chromium tree (long-lived gateway accumulates orphans until host OOM)
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