# NousResearch/hermes-agent · lifecycle_guard crash and false-positive bug fixes

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

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.

## TL;DR

- 7 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 2 merged PR(s), 4 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #77332. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #77332 (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-77332`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.29`: 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

- #76762: terminal tool: lifecycle_guard crashes on absolute-path executables (ValueError: embedded null byte), blocks all such commands

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#77332: fix(cron): stop lifecycle guard false-positives and crashes on .py/binary scripts**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`; implication `superseded`
  - 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 · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`; implication `superseded`
  - files: `cron/lifecycle_guard.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_gateway_restart_loop.py`
- **#76773: fix(terminal): no crash on absolute-path executables in lifecycle_guard (#76762)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `#76762`, `#93411`
- **#76813: fix(cron): catch ValueError in lifecycle_guard resolve/open paths**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#76773`, `#76773`
- **#77201: fix(cron): stop lifecycle guard false-positives and crashes on .py/binary scripts**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `#77332`, `#76762`
- **#78108: fix(cron): skip non-script files in lifecycle guard script walk**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `#93411`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #77332 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-08-24`.
- Subsystem: `cron`