# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Slack Socket Mode orphaned task leak on reconnect

## Open now

- 1 issue, 2 PRs open on GitHub.
- #83662: \[Bug\]: Slack Socket Mode reconnect leaks a connect() loop that retries forever ("Session is closed")
- PR #83693: fix(slack): drain orphaned socket tasks after close_async
- PR #131621: fix(slack): cancel orphaned Socket Mode tasks at teardown

These issues and fixes address a bug where Socket Mode reconnection or teardown leaves orphaned async tasks that loop indefinitely with a 'Session is closed' error. The work focuses on draining or cancelling those tasks during close and teardown.

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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #83662: \[Bug\]: Slack Socket Mode reconnect leaks a connect() loop that retries forever ("Session is closed")

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#83693: fix(slack): drain orphaned socket tasks after close_async**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`
  - files: `plugins/platforms/slack/adapter.py`
- **#131621: fix(slack): cancel orphaned Socket Mode tasks at teardown**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `silent_close`; implication `active`
  - files: `plugins/platforms/slack/adapter.py`, `tests/gateway/test_slack_socket_reconnect_heal.py`

## Fix status

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