# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Codex session looping on false 401 token_expired

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items address a bug where persisted or resumed Codex sessions repeatedly encounter a 401 token_expired error despite the token being valid, while fresh sessions with the same token work correctly. The work involves fixing how lingering token_expired state is handled in the replay cache during session resumption.

## 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 #115749. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #115749 (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-115749`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #88510: \[Bug\]: Persisted Codex session loops on false 401 token_expired while fresh sessions with the same token work

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#115749: fix(codex): resumed session no longer loops on 401 token_expired with cached reasoning (#88510, salvage #88541)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `agent/turn_recovery.py`, `tests/agent/test_codex_token_expired_replay_recovery.py`, `website/docs/developer-guide/provider-runtime.md`
- **#88541: fix(codex): recover lingering token_expired after replay cache**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `fbbc7dfe5d93`, `#115749`, `#88510`, `#88541`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #115749 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-19`.
- Subsystem: `agent`