# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Subagent worktree deletion risk on git inspection failure

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items concern a bug where subagent worktree cleanup can delete uncommitted work when git inspection fails, and proposed fixes to prevent deletion in that failure case.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 1 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #88419. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #88419 (and any competing PRs below) before filing. Confirm the merged change covers your symptom.

## Maintainer resolution verdict

- Internal-tracker verdict over this cluster's issue members: `resolved` · deciding PR(s): `pr-88419`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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.

## Closed / duplicate issues

- #88113: \[Bug\]: subagent worktree cleanup deletes uncommitted work when Git inspection fails

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#88419: fix(delegate): don't delete a subagent's uncommitted work when git inspection fails**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `tests/tools/test_subagent_worktree.py`, `tools/delegate_tool.py`, `tools/subagent_worktree.py`, `website/docs/user-guide/features/delegation.md`
- **#88125: fix(delegate): keep the worktree when git inspection fails**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `#88419`, `#88113`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #88419 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-08-17`.
- Subsystem: `agent`