NousResearch/hermes-agent

Gateway SessionDB error handling and data safety

Cluster 93088. Data as of 2026-10-29 11:48 UTC

Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #93353 on 24 Aug 2026. Check it covers your case.

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These items address how the gateway handles SessionDB initialization errors, including preventing permanent caching of unavailable sessions, retrying unsuccessful opens, and protecting canonical data when state.db repair is unsuccessful.

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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

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#93114 fix(gateway): restore session history after transient database failure · merged via another change → 6dddece, fbbab49, 79b0fde, #93353

Closed issues · 1

Closed#93088[Bug]: gateway permanently caches unavailable SessionDB after init failure

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Merged PRs: #93353
Closed issues: 1
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Fix link checked: 24 Aug 2026

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