# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Gateway fatal-error handler task cancellation bug

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These issues concern a bug where the gateway's fatal-error handler cancels itself due to task cancellation during disconnect, leaving the platform as a zombie without being queued for reconnection. The members describe the problem and a proposed fix involving shielding the handler from carrier task cancellation.

## 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 #82612. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #82612 (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-82612`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #81335: Telegram adapter zombie: fatal-error handler cancels itself via disconnect(), platform never queued for reconnection

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#82612: fix(gateway): shield fatal-error handler from carrier task cancellation (zombie gateway)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `gateway/platforms/base.py`, `tests/gateway/test_notify_fatal_error_shield.py`
- **#81337: fix(gateway): shield fatal-error handler from carrier task cancellation (zombie gateway)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `#82612`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #82612 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-08-09`.