# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Kanban nudge exceeding max_in_progress cap bug

## Open now

- 1 issue, 2 PRs open on GitHub.
- #81381: \[Bug\]: Kanban dashboard nudge can exceed max_in_progress running cap
- PR #81382: fix(plugins): stop kanban dashboard nudge from exceeding max_in_progress
- PR #120651: fix(kanban): resolve dispatch caps in one place for every entry point

These items concern a bug where the Kanban dashboard nudge can trigger beyond the configured max_in_progress limit. The work focuses on fixing dispatch cap enforcement consistently across all entry points.

## 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #81381: \[Bug\]: Kanban dashboard nudge can exceed max_in_progress running cap

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#81382: fix(plugins): stop kanban dashboard nudge from exceeding max_in_progress**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `82199439c7`, `#81381`
  - files: `plugins/kanban/dashboard/plugin_api.py`, `tests/plugins/test_kanban_dashboard_plugin.py`
- **#120651: fix(kanban): resolve dispatch caps in one place for every entry point**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `wontfix_bydesign`; implication `wontfix`; refs `6bec8b82759940533d3c4e81dbf3a84655044600`, `#81381`
  - files: `gateway/kanban_watchers_dispatcher.py`, `hermes_cli/kanban_db_dispatch.py`, `hermes_cli/kanban_ops.py`, `plugins/kanban/dashboard/plugin_api.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_kanban_dispatch_caps_shared.py`

## Fix status

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