# NousResearch/hermes-agent · hermes doctor hangs on state.db health probe

## Open now

- 1 issue, 2 PRs open on GitHub.
- #72441: \[Bug\]: hermes doctor hangs indefinitely after checking state.db (v0.19.0)
- PR #72527: fix(cli): add timeout to state.db health probe in hermes doctor (#72441)
- PR #76003: fix(cli): bound the doctor state.db health probe with a cancellable SQLite deadline (supersedes #72527)

A bug where the hermes doctor command hangs indefinitely while checking state.db, along with two fix attempts adding timeout or cancellable deadline to the SQLite health probe.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 2 open PR(s), 0 merged PR(s), 0 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.67`: 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.

## Open related issues

- #72441: \[Bug\]: hermes doctor hangs indefinitely after checking state.db (v0.19.0)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#72527: fix(cli): add timeout to state.db health probe in hermes doctor (#72441)**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `partial_fix`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `2d339fb23075`, `#72441`, `#72527`, `#76003`, `#374151`
  - files: `hermes_cli/doctor.py`
- **#76003: fix(cli): bound the doctor state.db health probe with a cancellable SQLite deadline (supersedes #72527)**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `wontfix_bydesign`; implication `wontfix`; refs `fbc27ded4a6d877db424edceb99305df3d2db66d`, `2b8b4542e9d0f13e006b8f5823b60506ea3ae481`
  - files: `hermes_cli/doctor.py`, `hermes_state.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_doctor_state_db_deadline.py`

## Fix status

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