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Race condition in concurrent config.yaml writes

Cluster 96571 · hermes cli. Data as of

2 open items. Fix attempted, not merged.

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1open issue
1open PR
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Known?
Yes. 3 related items grouped here, 0 issues already closed.
Fix event
No fix has been merged to main. 1 PR closed without merging; see the attempts below.
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Still open
1 issue and 1 PR.

These items address a race condition where concurrent writes to the config file can silently overwrite each other's changes, specifically noted around approval-related settings. The focus is on preventing later saves from reverting values written by earlier concurrent operations.

Open issues1

  • Issue#96571save_config overwrites concurrent save_config_value writes (race condition on approvals.destructive_slash_confirm)

Open PRs1

  • PR#96585fix(config): keep Always Approve from reverting after later saves

1 PR closed without merging

From the close comments: other 1

  • #124632 fix(config): stop concurrent config.yaml writers from silently reverting each other · other
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  • Link evidence (structural links throughout): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.
  • Pairwise link density 0.67: the share of item 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.

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