Restart a Hermes gateway on a remote VPS via SSH and clear stale PID and lock files.
npx skills add https://github.com/paarths-collab/hstack --skill hermes-restart
Please help me install this Agent Skill. Skill: hermes-restart Source: https://github.com/paarths-collab/hstack/tree/main/skills/hermes-restart Command: npx skills add https://github.com/paarths-collab/hstack --skill hermes-restart
This Skill fixes stalled or broken Hermes gateway restarts on a remote VPS by clearing stale PID and lock files, then bringing the service back up cleanly and verifying it is healthy.
Ask the AI to cleanly restart the Hermes gateway on your VPS, clear stale PID and lock files, and verify that the service is healthy afterward.
High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.
To restart a Hermes gateway stuck in a restart loop, you need to clear stale PID and lock files over SSH before bringing the service back up. This gracefully stops the gateway, sweeps the blocking files, and restarts with a clean process state to restore service.
Clearing stale PID and lock files on a VPS involves stopping the Hermes gateway gracefully via SSH and sweeping the residual state files that block recovery. This ensures a clean process state before the gateway restarts and verifies service health.
Yes, Hermes gateway recovery over SSH works for both host and container deployments. The maintenance process detects the environment and applies the appropriate restart logic, clearing stale files and verifying health across either setup.
A Hermes gateway often fails to recover after an OOM event because stale PID and lock files prevent a clean process restart. Removing these residual files over SSH allows the gateway to initialize properly and pass health verification checks.
Yes, you can use systemd to autostart a Hermes gateway after clearing stale lock files. The recovery process verifies service health and can optionally reinstall autostart persistence for reboot survival, with a tmux fallback available if needed.
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