# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Block or fix state DB repair with deleted WAL holders

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items address a bug where state.db schema repair proceeds incorrectly when a deleted WAL generation still has active holders, and introduce fixes to refuse or block repair in that scenario.

## 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 #101667. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #101667 (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-101667`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `1.00`: 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

- #97329: \[Bug\]: state.db repair misses holders on deleted WAL generation

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#101667: fix(state): refuse schema repair while a deleted WAL generation is still held (salvage #97330)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `contributors/emails/296402666+ciabata-git@users.noreply.github.com`, `contributors/emails/[redacted:email]`, `hermes_state.py`, `hermes_state_holders.py`, `tests/state/test_fts_runtime_rebuild.py`, `tests/state/test_state_db_holders.py`, `tests/test_state_db_repair_live_writer_guard.py`
- **#97330: fix(state): block repair on deleted SQLite holders**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `#101667`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #101667 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-02`.