# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Kanban active_pr guard strands review tasks fix

## Open now

- 1 issue, 3 PRs open on GitHub.
- #85663: Kanban: 'active_pr' respawn guard strands review tasks in 'ready' after unblock
- PR #90225: fix(kanban): let a deliberate re-queue clear the active_pr respawn guard
- PR #110741: fix(kanban): close review correction authority races
- PR #136185: fix(kanban): an operator re-queue lifts active_pr, and a long hold notifies subscribers

These issues and pull requests address a bug where the active_pr respawn guard incorrectly strands review-handoff tasks in the 'ready' state after unblocking. Fixes involve adjusting guard behavior for review tasks and allowing deliberate re-queuing to clear the guard.

## TL;DR

- 5 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 3 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.40`: 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

- #85663: Kanban: 'active_pr' respawn guard strands review tasks in 'ready' after unblock

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#85689: fix(kanban): do not strand review-handoff tasks on the respawn active_pr guard**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`
- **#90225: fix(kanban): let a deliberate re-queue clear the active_pr respawn guard**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`
  - files: `hermes_cli/kanban_db.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_kanban_review_lifecycle.py`, `website/docs/user-guide/features/kanban.md`
- **#110741: fix(kanban): close review correction authority races**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `silent_close`; implication `active`
  - files: `hermes_cli/kanban.py`, `hermes_cli/kanban_db.py`, `hermes_cli/kanban_db_dispatch.py`, `hermes_cli/kanban_parser.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_kanban_review_lifecycle.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_kanban_review_lifecycle_complete.py`
- **#136185: fix(kanban): an operator re-queue lifts active_pr, and a long hold notifies subscribers**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `#136185`, `#129005`, `#127991`
  - files: `gateway/kanban_watchers_notifier.py`, `hermes_cli/kanban_db.py`, `hermes_cli/kanban_db_dispatch.py`, `hermes_cli/kanban_db_respawn.py`, `hermes_cli/kanban_parser.py`, `locales/af.yaml`, `locales/ar.yaml`, `locales/de.yaml`, `locales/en.yaml`, `locales/es.yaml`, `locales/fr.yaml`, `locales/ga.yaml`, `locales/hu.yaml`, `locales/it.yaml`, `locales/ja.yaml`, `locales/ko.yaml`, `locales/pt.yaml`, `locales/ru.yaml`, `locales/tr.yaml`, `locales/uk.yaml` (+8 more)

## Fix status

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