NousResearch/hermes-agent

SSH child process cleanup on bot/profile delete

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Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #118246 on 21 Sep 2026. Check it covers your case.

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These items address a bug where deleting bots or profiles on desktop was not properly terminating local SSH child processes, causing process accumulation and resource leaks. The work involves fixes for killing child processes and handling a related spawn/deletion race condition.

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  • #118246 Desktop no longer starts a backend per profile: one host backend serves them all

    merged to main

    files: apps/desktop/electron/connection-config.test.ts, apps/desktop/electron/connection-config.ts, apps/desktop/electron/host-backend-singleton.test.ts, apps/desktop/electron/host-backend-singleton.ts, apps/desktop/electron/main.ts, apps/desktop/src/api/sessions.test.ts, apps/desktop/src/api/sessions.ts, apps/desktop/src/app/gateway/hooks/use-gateway-boot.test.tsx, apps/desktop/src/app/gateway/hooks/use-gateway-boot.ts

2 PRs closed without merging

From the close comments: done elsewhere 2

  • #95000 fix(desktop): tree-kill local ssh child on bot/profile delete (#94959) · done elsewhere
  • #95041 fix(desktop): close profile spawn deletion race · done elsewhere → 2fa2f42, e924615, 58eb248, #118246
Closed issues · 1
  • Closed#94959[Bug]: Bots/Profiles not properly terminated on delete — python.exe process accumulation (memory/CPU leak)
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2 PRs closed without merging
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21 Sep 2026

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