# NousResearch/hermes-agent · MCP server removal leaves orphaned OAuth state files

## Open now

- 1 issue, 0 PRs open on GitHub.
- #81050: MCP server removal is incomplete — orphaned .meta.json revives a disabled/removed server at every gateway restart

Removing an MCP server did not clean up associated OAuth state files (.meta.json, .client, .json), causing removed or disabled servers to reappear on gateway restart. Fixes target both the API endpoint and the removal logic to purge this state.

## TL;DR

- 4 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 0 merged PR(s), 3 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.50`: 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.

## Open related issues

- #81050: MCP server removal is incomplete — orphaned .meta.json revives a disabled/removed server at every gateway restart

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#81063: fix(mcp): always purge .meta/.client/.json OAuth state on mcp remove (#81050)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#81059`
- **#81077: fix(web): dashboard DELETE /api/mcp/servers/{name} now cleans OAuth state (#81050)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#81059`
- **#128585: fix(mcp): purge orphan OAuth state on mcp remove (#81050)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`

## Fix status

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