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Dashboard memory leaks and zombie subprocess cleanup

Cluster 76759 · dashboard. Data as of

1 open item. Fix merged in #131306 on 2 Oct 2026. Check it covers your case.

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These items concern unbounded memory growth in the dashboard and PTY/TUI subprocesses that are not properly cleaned up when their processes end. The work involves capping memory growth and reaping orphaned helper processes.

Open issues1

  • Issue#76759[Bug]: Dashboard OOM-killed repeatedly — unbounded memory growth + TUI subprocesses never reaped

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  • #131306 fix(dashboard): free PTY sessions whose process died, and end their helpers

    merged to main

    files: hermes_cli/dashboard_procs.py, hermes_cli/pty_bridge.py, hermes_cli/pty_session.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_pty_bridge.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_pty_keepalive_ws.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_pty_session.py

1 PR closed without merging

From the close comments: merged via another change 1

  • #76768 fix(dashboard): cap unbounded memory growth (#76759) · merged via another change → 5ddc5b6, #131306
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Merged PRs
#131306
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1 PR closed without merging
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2 Oct 2026

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