# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Gateway startup async hooks blocking readiness

## Open now

- 1 issue, 2 PRs open on GitHub.
- #87518: gateway:startup async hooks can block gateway readiness indefinitely
- PR #87532: fix(gateway): keep async startup hooks off the readiness path
- PR #87534: fix(gateway): keep startup hooks from blocking gateway readiness

These issues and pull requests concern async startup hooks that can indefinitely block gateway readiness. The work focuses on keeping such hooks off the readiness path to prevent this blocking behavior.

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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #87518: gateway:startup async hooks can block gateway readiness indefinitely

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#87532: fix(gateway): keep async startup hooks off the readiness path**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `#87534`
  - files: `gateway/hooks.py`, `gateway/run.py`, `tests/gateway/test_hooks.py`
- **#87534: fix(gateway): keep startup hooks from blocking gateway readiness**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `#87532`
  - files: `gateway/hooks.py`, `tests/gateway/test_hooks.py`

## Fix status

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