# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Stale git shallow lock blocks update fetch

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These issues and PRs address a stale .git/shallow.lock file that blocks update fetches, including a reported symptom of being stuck on 'Hermes is still running' and proposed fixes to remove or self-heal the lock before fetching.

## 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 #86928. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #86928 (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: `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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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.

## Closed / duplicate issues

- #75133: \[Bug\]:  Stuck on "Hermes is still running" caused by stale .git/shallow.lock after interrupted update

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#86928: fix(update): self-heal stale git locks that wedge every update fetch**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/electron/gitlock.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/gitlock.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/main.ts`, `contributors/emails/[redacted:email]`, `hermes_cli/banner.py`, `hermes_cli/gitlock.py`, `hermes_cli/update_cmd.py`, `tests/test_gitlock.py`
- **#75168: fix(update): remove stale .git/shallow.lock before fetch (#75133)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `#75133`, `#86928`, `#80501`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #86928 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-08-15`.
- Subsystem: `hermes_cli`