# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Add missing launchctl verbs to lifecycle guard

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These members address a gap in the cron lifecycle guard where the launchctl verbs bootout, remove, and disable were not included alongside the already-blocked unload verb. The work involves identifying the omission and applying a fix to cover the modern replacement commands.

## TL;DR

- 4 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 2 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #93297. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #93297 (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-93297`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.50`: 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

- #80260: lifecycle_guard: launchd verb list omits bootout - the modern replacement for the unload it already blocks

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#93297: fix: launchctl bootout and quote-spliced verbs no longer bypass the gateway lifecycle guard (#80260, salvage #80269)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `contributors/emails/[redacted:email]`, `cron/lifecycle_guard.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_gateway_restart_loop.py`, `tests/tools/test_approval.py`, `tools/approval.py`
- **#80269: fix(cron): cover bootout/remove/disable in the gateway lifecycle guard**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `4a3e5c4094d9`, `#93297`
- **#80408: fix(cron): add bootout/remove/disable to lifecycle_guard launchctl verb list (#80260)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`; refs `#80269`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #93297 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-08-23`.
- Subsystem: `cron`