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Windows serve watchdog prematurely kills healthy backends

Cluster 83555. Data as of 2026-10-29 11:48 UTC

Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #83615 on 11 Aug 2026. Check it covers your case.

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A bug where the Windows Desktop serve parent-death watchdog exits immediately on uv trampoline virtual environments, preventing the backend from becoming ready. The associated fixes attempt to ensure the watchdog confirms actual parent death before self-terminating.

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#83615 fix(desktop): stop the Windows serve watchdog from killing healthy backends (salvage #83556)

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files: contributors/emails/[redacted:email], hermes_cli/web_server.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_serve_parent_watchdog.py

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From the close comments: merged via another change 1

#83611 fix(desktop): confirm parent death before the serve watchdog self-reaps (#83555) · merged via another change → 1edfdee, a9a0648, #83556, #83615, #83555

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Closed#83555[Bug] Windows Desktop: serve parent-death watchdog self-exits instantly on uv trampoline venvs — backend never becomes ready

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Merged PRs: #83615
Closed issues: 1
Attempts: 1 PR closed without merging
Fix link checked: 11 Aug 2026

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