NousResearch/hermes-agent

Fix journal mode reset after DB corruption repair

Cluster 89674 · agent. Data as of

Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #96617 on 27 Aug 2026. Check it covers your case.

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These items address a bug where the corruption repair process silently changes the database journal mode (e.g., WAL to DELETE) without logging it, and ensure the configured journal mode is re-applied after repair rather than left in an altered state.

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  • #96617 state.db journal mode has one owner: repair re-applies it, delegation guests stop flipping it (salvage #89681, #93012)

    merged to main

    files: hermes_state.py, tests/test_guest_durability_barriers.py, tests/test_state_db_malformed_repair.py, tests/tools/test_async_delegation.py, tools/async_delegation.py

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From the close comments: merged via another change 1

  • #89681 fix(state): re-apply the configured journal mode after corruption repair · merged via another change → #96617, #89674
Closed issues · 1
  • Closed#89674bug(state): corruption-repair silently changes a DB's journal_mode (WAL→delete) with no log record
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