# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Doctor plugin unloads before temp directory teardown

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items address a bug where the plugins doctor was not unloading plugin registrations before deleting the temporary home directory, causing issues particularly on Windows. A related PR bundles this fix alongside other plugin-related corrections.

## 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 #118838. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #118838 (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-118838`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #99918: plugins doctor should unload registrations before deleting temporary home on Windows

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#118838: plugins: subdir installs stay updatable, stash re-apply works on MSYS, doctor unloads before teardown, pack seeds checked deep**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `contributors/emails/[redacted:email]`, `hermes_cli/plugin_dev.py`, `hermes_cli/plugin_packs.py`, `hermes_cli/plugins_cmd.py`, `hermes_cli/update_cmd_stash.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_plugin_doctor_unload.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_plugin_packs.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_plugins_cmd.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_update_autostash.py`
- **#99929: fix(plugins): unload the doctor's temp plugin before removing its home**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `665bf373e7`, `024f1b07bd5`, `#118838`, `#99918`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #118838 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-22`.