# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Kanban dispatcher active_pr respawn guard edge cases

## Open now

- 1 issue, 2 PRs open on GitHub.
- #80231: Dispatcher active_pr respawn guard permanently blocks merge-gate and review tasks that legitimately reference an existing PR
- PR #80286: fix(kanban): active_pr respawn guard does not block a task's first spawn (#80231)
- PR #80477: fix(kanban): recover cards guarded by stale PR evidence

These items address bugs in the dispatcher's active_pr respawn guard logic, covering cases where the guard incorrectly blocks first-time task spawns, legitimate merge-gate and review tasks, and cards stuck behind stale PR evidence.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 2 open PR(s), 0 merged PR(s), 0 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #80231: Dispatcher active_pr respawn guard permanently blocks merge-gate and review tasks that legitimately reference an existing PR

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#80286: fix(kanban): active_pr respawn guard does not block a task's first spawn (#80231)**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `64d316d1ee7fb66f5adf341a4132a344e8940997`, `863e31318553cda8ad61df681d08175364d4164b`, `#80231`
  - files: `hermes_cli/kanban_db.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_kanban_db.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_kanban_review_lifecycle.py`
- **#80477: fix(kanban): recover cards guarded by stale PR evidence**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `314b6dd3fd798de824ca9b6a0027a43975385393`, `9d4ef04ed00055414c13fcf33925d85790221a3f`
  - files: `hermes_cli/kanban_db_dispatch.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_kanban_active_pr_recovery.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_kanban_db.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_kanban_review_lifecycle.py`

## Fix status

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