# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Cross-process locking for concurrent lazy dependency installs

## Open now

- 1 issue, 1 PR open on GitHub.
- #84687: \[Bug\] lazy_deps install/wipe/stamp has no cross-process lock — concurrent first-use can corrupt the target
- PR #84766: fix(lazy-deps): serialize concurrent installs

A bug was identified where concurrent first-use of lazy dependencies could cause corruption due to missing cross-process locks. The associated fixes introduce file-based locking and in-lock rechecking to serialize install, wipe, and stamp operations.

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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #84687: \[Bug\] lazy_deps install/wipe/stamp has no cross-process lock — concurrent first-use can corrupt the target

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#84766: fix(lazy-deps): serialize concurrent installs**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`
  - files: `tests/tools/test_lazy_deps.py`, `tools/lazy_deps.py`
- **#84800: fix(deps): serialize lazy installs with a cross-process file lock + in-lock recheck**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`; refs `#84766`

## Fix status

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