# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Windows cold-start WebSocket probe timing fixes

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These issues and PRs address a race condition on Windows where the desktop boot WebSocket probe times out before the backend finishes its cold-start imports and i18n locale fetch. Changes extend or redesign the probe to wait on backend progress rather than a fixed timeout, and add retry logic for i18n.

## TL;DR

- 4 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 2 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #120750. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #120750 (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-120750`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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.

## Closed / duplicate issues

- #96177: Windows cold-start: WS probe timeout (10s) vs 12-28s backend import + i18n locale fetch has no retry

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#120750: fix(desktop): keep the boot probe waiting while a cold-starting backend is alive**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/electron/gateway-ws-probe.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/gateway-ws-probe.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/main.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/i18n/context.test.tsx`
- **#96213: fix(desktop): give Windows cold-start a 30s WS probe and i18n retry**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `5353fc9b32`
- **#96346: fix(desktop): boot WS probe waits on backend progress instead of a fixed 10s cap (Windows cold start)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #120750 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-23`.