# NousResearch/hermes-agent · WAL checkpoint mode: PASSIVE vs TRUNCATE on close

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These members concern the use of TRUNCATE instead of PASSIVE checkpoint mode when closing or vacuuming a shared-DB WAL, including a reported recurrence on the shutdown path and corresponding fixes.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 1 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #84881. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #84881 (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-84881`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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.

## Closed / duplicate issues

- #80255: close() still uses TRUNCATE checkpoint — #45383 recurs on the shutdown path

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#84881: fix(state): PASSIVE not TRUNCATE for all shared-DB WAL checkpoints**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `contributors/emails/[redacted:email]`, `hermes_cli/kanban_db.py`, `hermes_state.py`, `hermes_state_search.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_kanban_db_repair.py`, `tests/test_hermes_state.py`, `tests/test_wal_checkpoint_strategy.py`
- **#80346: fix(session): use PASSIVE wal checkpoint on close and pre-VACUUM**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#84277`, `#80255`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #84881 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-08-13`.