# NousResearch/hermes-agent · WAL repair hint misclassifies non-managed installs

## Open now

- 1 issue, 1 PR open on GitHub.
- #79179: \[Bug\]: WAL repair hint misclassifies Git and unknown installs as managed runtimes
- PR #106199: fix(state): only promise \`hermes update\` WAL repair for project-venv interpreters

These items address a bug where the WAL repair hint incorrectly promises managed runtime repair for interpreters and SQLite installs that are not actually managed (e.g., Git or unknown installs). Fixes narrow the repair hint to only apply to project-venv and managed SQLite contexts.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 1 open PR(s), 0 merged PR(s), 1 PR(s) closed without merging.
- No fix has been merged to main; one or more PRs were attempted (see below).
- **Recommended:** review the prior/competing PR(s) below. A fix was attempted but not merged; your case may extend or revive that work.

## 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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.

## Open related issues

- #79179: \[Bug\]: WAL repair hint misclassifies Git and unknown installs as managed runtimes

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#79232: fix(state): don't promise managed repair for non-managed SQLite installs**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`
- **#106199: fix(state): only promise \`hermes update\` WAL repair for project-venv interpreters**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`
  - files: `hermes_state_wal.py`, `tests/test_wal_reset_repair_hint.py`

## Fix status

- No merged fix on record.
- Subsystem: `hermes_cli`