NousResearch/hermes-agent

Reduce per-server Python watchdog process overhead

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Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #101598 on 2 Sep 2026. Check it covers your case.

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These items address a performance concern where one parent-death supervisor (watchdog) process was being spawned per stdio MCP server, proposing to consolidate to one per process instead. The goal is to reduce fixed RSS and process count overhead.

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  • #101598 perf(mcp): one parent-death supervisor per process instead of one per stdio server (salvage #93517)

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    files: tests/tools/test_mcp_death_supervisor.py, tests/tools/test_mcp_stdio_watchdog.py, tools/browser_tool.py, tools/mcp_death_supervisor.py, tools/mcp_stdio_watchdog.py, tools/mcp_tool.py

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  • #93517 perf(mcp): one parent-death supervisor per process instead of one per stdio server · merged via another change → 21c8fae, 4d04a47, #101598, #98084
Closed issues · 1
  • Closed#98084Reduce fixed RSS from one Python MCP watchdog per stdio server
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