# NousResearch/hermes-agent · openviking server lifecycle and stability fixes

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

Multiple fixes targeting the openviking component, addressing duplicate server spawning on occupied ports, a missing cooldown causing repeated spawn loops, and general hardening of lifecycle management and endpoint safety.

## TL;DR

- 4 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 2 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #77747. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #77747 (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-77747`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #74846: fix(openviking): missing cooldown on unreachable health state causes spawn loop (DataDirectoryLocked every 2-5 min)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#77747: fix(openviking): harden lifecycle, endpoint safety, and dashboard config**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `agent/memory_provider.py`, `contributors/emails/[redacted:email]`, `contributors/emails/[redacted:email]`, `hermes_cli/web_server.py`, `plugins/memory/openviking/README.md`, `plugins/memory/openviking/__init__.py`, `plugins/memory/retaindb/__init__.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_web_server.py`, `tests/openviking_plugin/test_openviking.py`, `tests/plugins/memory/test_openviking_endpoint_always_blocked.py`, `tests/plugins/memory/test_openviking_provider.py`, `tests/plugins/memory/test_retaindb_provider.py`, `web/src/lib/api.ts`, `web/src/pages/PluginsPage.tsx`
- **#74959: fix(openviking): don't spawn a second server onto a live port (#74846)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `#77747`
- **#76782: fix(openviking): harden lifecycle, endpoint safety, and dashboard config**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `#77747`, `#76782`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #77747 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-08-03`.