# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Multiplex cron ticker recreating archived profiles bug

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug in the multiplex cron ticker causes archived profiles to be recreated during the profiles_to_serve scan. The members cover the issue report and related fixes targeting this behavior.

## 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 #108676. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #108676 (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-108676`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #94590: \[Hermes Desktop\] multiplex cron ticker recreates archived profiles via profiles_to_serve scan

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#108676: fix(multiplex): serve every profile, scope sessions.* + proxy readers, dashboard -p child env**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `gateway/config.py`, `gateway/config_loader.py`, `gateway/platforms/api_server.py`, `gateway/platforms/webhook.py`, `gateway/run.py`, `hermes_cli/AGENTS.md`, `hermes_cli/config_defaults.py`, `hermes_cli/config_migrations.py`, `hermes_cli/gateway.py`, `hermes_cli/mcp_startup.py`, `hermes_cli/profiles.py`, `hermes_cli/web_server.py`, `hermes_cli/web_server_cron.py`, `hermes_cli/web_server_gateway.py`, `hermes_state.py`, `hermes_state_common.py`, `hermes_state_fts.py`, `hermes_state_search.py`, `tests/acp_adapter/test_acp_mcp_discovery.py`, `tests/cron/test_cron_multiplex_desktop_ticker_scope.py` (+27 more)
- **#94604: fix(cron): stop multiplex ticker recreating archived profile homes**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `000d22b9db7`, `#94590`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #108676 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-12`.