# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Fix file descriptor leak in session_search SessionDB

## Open now

- 1 issue, 1 PR open on GitHub.
- #83027: session_search leaks the SessionDB it lazily opens (~2 fds/call) → EMFILE; surfaces as a bogus DNS failure
- PR #83035: fix(tools): close the SessionDB handles session_search opens itself (fd leak → EMFILE)

These items address a file descriptor leak where session_search opens SessionDB handles without closing them, consuming roughly 2 fds per call and eventually causing EMFILE errors that can surface as misleading DNS failures.

## TL;DR

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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #83027: session_search leaks the SessionDB it lazily opens (~2 fds/call) → EMFILE; surfaces as a bogus DNS failure

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#83034: fix(tools): close session_search owned db handles**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#71660`
- **#83035: fix(tools): close the SessionDB handles session_search opens itself (fd leak → EMFILE)**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`; refs `#71660`
  - files: `tests/tools/test_session_search_fd_leak.py`, `tools/session_search_tool.py`

## Fix status

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