# NousResearch/hermes-agent · cleanup_vm environment key lookup corrections

## Open now

- 1 issue, 2 PRs open on GitHub.
- #91440: \[Bug\]: cleanup_vm() uses the raw session ID instead of the resolved "default" environment key
- PR #91445: fix(terminal): resolve the container key in cleanup_vm so envs stop leaking
- PR #92380: fix: cleanup_vm pops the resolved default environment key

These issues and pull requests address a bug where cleanup_vm referenced a raw session or container ID instead of the lookup key used during environment creation. The corrections ensure the proper key is used so environments are correctly cleaned up.

## TL;DR

- 4 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 2 open PR(s), 0 merged PR(s), 1 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.50`: 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

- #91440: \[Bug\]: cleanup_vm() uses the raw session ID instead of the resolved "default" environment key

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#91445: fix(terminal): resolve the container key in cleanup_vm so envs stop leaking**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `wontfix_bydesign`; implication `wontfix`; refs `#20561`
  - files: `tests/tools/test_docker_environment.py`, `tools/terminal_tool.py`
- **#91973: fix(tools): resolve task_id in cleanup_vm to match environment creation key (#91440)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`; refs `#91445`
- **#92380: fix: cleanup_vm pops the resolved default environment key**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`; refs `#91445`
  - files: `tests/tools/test_shared_container_task_id.py`, `tools/terminal_tool.py`

## Fix status

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