lifecycle_guard crash and false-positive bug fixes

NousResearch/hermes-agent · cluster 76762 · cron

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Multiple fixes addressing crashes and false-positive detections in the lifecycle_guard component, covering absolute-path executables, binary/Python scripts, non-script files, and null-byte ValueErrors.

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  • #77332 fix(cron): stop lifecycle guard false-positives and crashes on .py/binary scripts

    merged to main

    files: cron/lifecycle_guard.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_gateway_restart_loop.py

  • #93411 fix: dot-sourced and NUL-padded scripts no longer bypass the gateway lifecycle guard (#77925 #77927, salvage #77926 #77928)

    merged to main

    files: cron/lifecycle_guard.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_gateway_restart_loop.py

4 PRs closed without merging

From the close comments: done elsewhere 2 · merged via another change 1 · superseded by another PR 1

  • #76773 fix(terminal): no crash on absolute-path executables in lifecycle_guard (#76762) · done elsewhere → #76762, #93411
  • #76813 fix(cron): catch ValueError in lifecycle_guard resolve/open paths · superseded by another PR → #76773
  • #77201 fix(cron): stop lifecycle guard false-positives and crashes on .py/binary scripts · merged via another change → #77332, #76762
  • #78108 fix(cron): skip non-script files in lifecycle guard script walk · done elsewhere → #93411
Closed issues · 1
  • Closed#76762terminal tool: lifecycle_guard crashes on absolute-path executables (ValueError: embedded null byte), blocks all such commands
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cron
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#77332, #93411
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4 PRs closed without merging
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24 Aug 2026

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