# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Podman compatibility fix for container reuse probe

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items address a bug where the cross-process container reuse probe uses a Docker-only \`{{.Label}}\` template format that fails silently on Podman. The work involves making the probe compatible with Podman's \`podman ps\` behavior.

## 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 #103645. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #103645 (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-103645`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #99213: \[Bug\]: Podman backend silently loses cross-process container reuse — egress=off reuse probe uses Docker-only {{.Label "..."}} format, podman ps exits 125

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#103645: fix(docker): persistent container reuse works on Podman — the reuse probe no longer uses the Docker-only {{.Label}} template (#99213, salvage #99238)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `tests/tools/test_docker_environment.py`, `tools/environments/docker.py`
- **#99238: fix(docker): make cross-process reuse probe podman-compatible ({{.Label}} is Docker-only)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `bde6f6dce2`, `#103645`
- **#100162: fix(docker): add Podman fallback for cross-process container reuse probe (#99213)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `stale_abandoned`; implication `active`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #103645 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-05`.