# NousResearch/hermes-agent · venv-blocker scan timeout fixes for Windows

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These issues and pull requests address a problem where the venv-blocker process scan exceeds its timeout on Windows hosts with many running processes, causing update failures. Proposed approaches include raising the timeout limit, filtering processes by name before reading cmdline, and general hardening of the scan.

## 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 #99674. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #99674 (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: `unresolved`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #98377: \[Bug\]: venv-blocker scan exceeds its own 15s timeout on hosts with many processes — update fails with no visible reason

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#99674: fix(desktop): prevent venv scan timeout on busy Windows hosts (salvage #75570)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/electron/main.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/venv-blocker-scan.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/venv-blocker-scan.ts`, `hermes_cli/update_cmd.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_update_venv_health.py`
- **#98521: fix(desktop): raise venv-blocker scan timeout from 15s to 60s**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `#75570`, `#99674`, `#98377`
- **#98696: perf(update): filter venv-blocker scan by name before reading cmdline**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `#75570`, `#99674`, `#98377`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #99674 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-08-31`.