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Windows WMI scan hangs hermes update indefinitely

Cluster 87134. Data as of 2026-10-29 11:48 UTC

Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #87707 on 16 Aug 2026. Check it covers your case.

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A bug where a slow or unresponsive WMI process scan could cause 'hermes update' to hang forever on Windows, due to an unbounded communicate() call after timeout. The cluster covers the bug report and associated fix attempts.

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#87707 fix(cli): bound Windows process-scan probes so a slow WMI scan cannot wedge hermes update (salvage #87144)

merged to main

files: hermes_cli/_subprocess_compat.py, hermes_cli/claw.py, hermes_cli/dashboard_procs.py, hermes_cli/gateway.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_bounded_probe_run.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_update_stale_dashboard.py

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#87144 fix(cli): bound the Windows process-scan probes so a slow WMI scan cannot wedge hermes update · merged via another change → #87707, #87134

Closed issues · 1

Closed#87134[Bug]: hermes update hangs forever on Windows when the gateway PID scan exceeds its timeout (unbounded post-timeout communicate() in _scan_gateway_pids)

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Merged PRs: #87707
Closed issues: 1
Attempts: 1 PR closed without merging
Fix link checked: 16 Aug 2026

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