# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Windows update handoff gate timing fix

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items address a race condition on Windows where the update gate is prematurely cleared during process handoff, causing backends to respawn before the updater takes control. The work focuses on keeping the gate closed through the full handoff sequence.

## 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 #116868. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #116868 (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-116868`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #97287: \[Windows\] Repo handoff clears update gate on cmd wrapper exit and respawns backends before the real updater claims the marker

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#116868: fix(desktop): Windows Update button no longer aborts with exit 4 after the hand-off (#116375, salvage #97299)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/electron/main.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/update-gate-cancellation.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/update-gate.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/update-gate.ts`, `contributors/emails/[redacted:email]`
- **#97299: fix(desktop): keep backend gate closed through Windows update handoff**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `c2ccad49a6dd`, `#116868`, `#116375`, `#97299`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #116868 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-20`.