Non-destructive state.db repair safety fixes

NousResearch/hermes-agent · cluster 93064 · hermes cli/data

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A cluster of bugs and fixes addressing how automatic repair of state.db handles errors, ensuring canonical data is not destroyed during or after an unsuccessful repair attempt. Multiple incremental fixes refine the repair boundary and retry behavior.

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#93353 fix(state): failed state.db repair no longer destroys canonical data; gateway retries failed SessionDB opens (#93064, #93088)

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files: gateway/readiness.py, gateway/run.py, gateway/session.py, gateway/session_db_recovery.py, gateway/status.py, hermes_state.py, tests/gateway/test_readiness.py, tests/gateway/test_session_db_recovery.py, tests/test_state_db_repair_non_destructive.py, tests/test_state_db_write_durability.py

4 PRs closed without merging

From the close comments: done elsewhere 1 · superseded by another PR 1 · other 2

#87409 fix(state): a failed schema repair must not destroy the database · superseded by another PR → #93353, #93268
#93260 fix(state): complete non-destructive repair boundary · other → #87409
#93268 fix(state): make automatic repair non-destructive · other → 650cf33, 53390e2, #87409, #93268
#93275 fix(state): repair malformed databases on isolated candidates · done elsewhere → #93353, #93268

Closed issues · 1

Closed#93064[Bug]: state.db automatic repair can destroy canonical data before proving recovery

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Subsystem: hermes cli/data
Merged PRs: #93353
Closed issues: 1
Attempts: 4 PRs closed without merging
Fix link checked: 24 Aug 2026

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