# NousResearch/hermes-agent · OverflowError from large timeout values on macOS

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug where excessively large approval timeout values cause an OverflowError on macOS, and a corresponding fix that clamps the lock timeout to a safe range.

## 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 #86412. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #86412 (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-86412`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #83220: \[Bug\] Large approvals.timeout crashes all parallel tool calls on macOS (OverflowError: timestamp out of range for platform time_t)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#86412: fix(approval): oversized approvals.timeout crashes parallel tool batches — clamp at config read (salvage #83225/#83298, #85125 2b)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `agent/tool_executor.py`, `contributors/emails/92573950+RelaxJonh@users.noreply.github.com`, `tests/tools/test_approval_timeout_overflow.py`, `tools/approval.py`
- **#83225: fix(agent): clamp authorization gate lock timeout to prevent OverflowError on macOS (#83220)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `#86412`, `#83298`
- **#83298: fix(agent): clamp authorization gate lock timeout to prevent OverflowError**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`; refs `#86412`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #86412 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-08-27`.
- Subsystem: `agent`