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Summary

Gateway shutdowns and restarts stop emitting false-positive error/success lines, and /restart no longer force-interrupts mid-API-call agents under realistic conversation loads.

Three issues from a real restart chain on 2026-05-02 (three cascading restarts in the user's gateway.log), all fixed here.

Changes

  • gateway/run.py_send_restart_notification() now inspects result.success before logging. Previously logged Sent restart notification to <chat> at INFO unconditionally, even when adapter.send() returned SendResult(success=False) (e.g. Telegram 'Chat not found'). Failures now log WARNING with the underlying error.
  • gateway/platforms/whatsapp.pydisconnect() sets self._shutting_down = True before SIGTERMing the bridge; _check_managed_bridge_exit() returns None for returncode in (0, -2, -15) while shutting down. Previously every planned shutdown logged ERROR ... WhatsApp bridge process exited unexpectedly (code -15) plus Fatal whatsapp adapter error (whatsapp_bridge_exited) just before ✓ whatsapp disconnected. OOM-kill (137) and other abnormal exits still hit the fatal path.
  • hermes_cli/config.pyagent.restart_drain_timeout default 60 → 180. A real /restart on 2026-05-02 01:43:27 interrupted three agents with 82s/112s/154s in-flight API calls because the 60s budget expired. Explicit user values in config.yaml are preserved by deep-merge.

Validation

Before After
Restart notification fail INFO 'Sent restart notification to …' (lie) WARNING 'Restart notification to … was not delivered: Chat not found'
WhatsApp planned shutdown ERROR 'bridge process exited unexpectedly' + 'Fatal whatsapp adapter error' INFO 'Bridge exited during shutdown (code -15)'
WhatsApp real crash during shutdown ERROR + fatal path unchanged (still ERROR + fatal for returncodes outside {0,-2,-15})
/restart with 3 active agents drain timed out at 60s, all interrupted 180s drain — typical conversations finish
Explicit user restart_drain_timeout: 45 45 45 (unchanged)

Targeted tests: 139/139 pass (tests/gateway/test_restart_notification.py, tests/gateway/test_restart_drain.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_gateway_service.py, the 4 relevant TestBridgeRuntimeFailure cases).

E2E: isolated HERMES_HOME verified all four config paths (default new install = 180, explicit user value preserved = 45, DEFAULT_CONFIG exports 180, DEFAULT_GATEWAY_RESTART_DRAIN_TIMEOUT = 180.0).

Tests added

  • test_send_restart_notification_logs_warning_on_sendresult_failure — returns SendResult(success=False), asserts no INFO 'Sent restart notification' line and a WARNING with the error string.
  • test_send_restart_notification_logs_info_on_sendresult_success — returns SendResult(success=True), asserts INFO line is present.
  • test_shutdown_suppresses_fatal_on_planned_bridge_exit (parametrized over returncode in [0, -2, -15]) — _shutting_down=True + terminating returncodes → _check_managed_bridge_exit() returns None, no fatal handler fired.
  • test_shutdown_still_surfaces_nonzero_crash_shutting_down=True + returncode 137 → still fatal.

The whatsapp suppression uses getattr(self, '_shutting_down', False) so existing _make_adapter() helpers that bypass __init__ (AGENTS.md pitfall #17) keep working unmodified.

teknium1 added 2 commits May 2, 2026 01:48
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Regression from the silent config→env bridge. The bridge at module import
time is correct for max_turns (unconditional overwrite), but every other
agent.*, display.*, timezone, and security bridge key was guarded by
'if X not in os.environ' — so a stale .env entry from an old 'hermes setup'
run would shadow the user's current config.yaml indefinitely.

Symptom: agent.max_turns: 500 in config.yaml, HERMES_MAX_ITERATIONS=60
in .env from an old setup, and the gateway silently capped at 60
iterations per turn. Gateway logs confirmed api_calls never exceeded 60.

Three changes:

1. gateway/run.py: drop the 'not in os.environ' guards for all agent.*,
   display.*, timezone, and security.* bridge keys. config.yaml is now
   authoritative for these settings — same semantics already in place
   for max_turns, terminal.*, and auxiliary.*. Also surface the bridge
   failure (previously 'except Exception: pass') to stderr so operators
   see bridge errors instead of silently falling back to .env.

2. gateway/run.py: INFO-log the resolved max_iterations at gateway
   start so operators can verify the config→env bridge did the right
   thing instead of chasing a phantom budget ceiling.

3. hermes_cli/setup.py: stop writing HERMES_MAX_ITERATIONS to .env in
   the setup wizard. config.yaml is the single source of truth. Also
   clean up any stale .env entry left behind by pre-fix setups.

Regression tests in tests/gateway/test_config_env_bridge_authority.py
guard each config→env key against the 'stale .env shadows config' bug.
… success log)

Three issues observed in production gateway.log during a rapid restart
chain on 2026-05-02, all fixed here.

1. _send_restart_notification logged unconditional success
   adapter.send() catches provider errors (e.g. Telegram 'Chat not found')
   and returns SendResult(success=False); it never raises. The caller
   ignored the return value and always logged 'Sent restart notification
   to <chat>' at INFO, producing a misleading success line directly
   below the 'Failed to send Telegram message' traceback on every boot.
   Now inspects result.success and logs WARNING with the error otherwise.

2. WhatsApp bridge SIGTERM on shutdown classified as fatal error
   _check_managed_bridge_exit() saw the bridge's returncode -15 (our own
   SIGTERM from disconnect()) and fired the full fatal-error path,
   producing 'ERROR ... WhatsApp bridge process exited unexpectedly' plus
   'Fatal whatsapp adapter error (whatsapp_bridge_exited)' on every
   planned shutdown, immediately before the normal '✓ whatsapp
   disconnected'. Adds a _shutting_down flag that disconnect() sets
   before the terminate, and _check_managed_bridge_exit() returns None
   for returncode in {0, -2, -15} while shutting down. OOM-kill (137)
   and other non-signal exits still hit the fatal path.

3. restart_drain_timeout default 60s → 180s
   On 2026-05-02 01:43:27 a user /restart fired while three agents were
   mid-API-call (82s, 112s, 154s into their turns). The 60s drain budget
   expired and all three were force-interrupted. 180s covers realistic
   in-flight agent turns; users on very-long-reasoning models can still
   raise it further via agent.restart_drain_timeout in config.yaml.
   Existing explicit user values are preserved by deep-merge.

Tests
- tests/gateway/test_restart_notification.py: two new tests assert INFO
  is only logged on SendResult(success=True) and WARNING with the error
  string is logged on SendResult(success=False).
- tests/gateway/test_whatsapp_connect.py: parametrized test for
  returncode in {0, -2, -15} proves shutdown-time exits are suppressed;
  separate test proves returncode 137 (SIGKILL/OOM) still surfaces as
  fatal even when _shutting_down is set.
- _check_managed_bridge_exit() reads _shutting_down via getattr-with-
  default so existing _make_adapter() test helpers that bypass __init__
  (pitfall #17 in AGENTS.md) keep working unmodified.
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nickdlkk pushed a commit to nickdlkk/hermes-agent that referenced this pull request May 11, 2026
… success log) (NousResearch#18761)

* fix(gateway): config.yaml wins over .env for agent/display/timezone settings

Regression from the silent config→env bridge. The bridge at module import
time is correct for max_turns (unconditional overwrite), but every other
agent.*, display.*, timezone, and security bridge key was guarded by
'if X not in os.environ' — so a stale .env entry from an old 'hermes setup'
run would shadow the user's current config.yaml indefinitely.

Symptom: agent.max_turns: 500 in config.yaml, HERMES_MAX_ITERATIONS=60
in .env from an old setup, and the gateway silently capped at 60
iterations per turn. Gateway logs confirmed api_calls never exceeded 60.

Three changes:

1. gateway/run.py: drop the 'not in os.environ' guards for all agent.*,
   display.*, timezone, and security.* bridge keys. config.yaml is now
   authoritative for these settings — same semantics already in place
   for max_turns, terminal.*, and auxiliary.*. Also surface the bridge
   failure (previously 'except Exception: pass') to stderr so operators
   see bridge errors instead of silently falling back to .env.

2. gateway/run.py: INFO-log the resolved max_iterations at gateway
   start so operators can verify the config→env bridge did the right
   thing instead of chasing a phantom budget ceiling.

3. hermes_cli/setup.py: stop writing HERMES_MAX_ITERATIONS to .env in
   the setup wizard. config.yaml is the single source of truth. Also
   clean up any stale .env entry left behind by pre-fix setups.

Regression tests in tests/gateway/test_config_env_bridge_authority.py
guard each config→env key against the 'stale .env shadows config' bug.

* fix(gateway): shutdown + restart hygiene (drain timeout, false-fatal, success log)

Three issues observed in production gateway.log during a rapid restart
chain on 2026-05-02, all fixed here.

1. _send_restart_notification logged unconditional success
   adapter.send() catches provider errors (e.g. Telegram 'Chat not found')
   and returns SendResult(success=False); it never raises. The caller
   ignored the return value and always logged 'Sent restart notification
   to <chat>' at INFO, producing a misleading success line directly
   below the 'Failed to send Telegram message' traceback on every boot.
   Now inspects result.success and logs WARNING with the error otherwise.

2. WhatsApp bridge SIGTERM on shutdown classified as fatal error
   _check_managed_bridge_exit() saw the bridge's returncode -15 (our own
   SIGTERM from disconnect()) and fired the full fatal-error path,
   producing 'ERROR ... WhatsApp bridge process exited unexpectedly' plus
   'Fatal whatsapp adapter error (whatsapp_bridge_exited)' on every
   planned shutdown, immediately before the normal '✓ whatsapp
   disconnected'. Adds a _shutting_down flag that disconnect() sets
   before the terminate, and _check_managed_bridge_exit() returns None
   for returncode in {0, -2, -15} while shutting down. OOM-kill (137)
   and other non-signal exits still hit the fatal path.

3. restart_drain_timeout default 60s → 180s
   On 2026-05-02 01:43:27 a user /restart fired while three agents were
   mid-API-call (82s, 112s, 154s into their turns). The 60s drain budget
   expired and all three were force-interrupted. 180s covers realistic
   in-flight agent turns; users on very-long-reasoning models can still
   raise it further via agent.restart_drain_timeout in config.yaml.
   Existing explicit user values are preserved by deep-merge.

Tests
- tests/gateway/test_restart_notification.py: two new tests assert INFO
  is only logged on SendResult(success=True) and WARNING with the error
  string is logged on SendResult(success=False).
- tests/gateway/test_whatsapp_connect.py: parametrized test for
  returncode in {0, -2, -15} proves shutdown-time exits are suppressed;
  separate test proves returncode 137 (SIGKILL/OOM) still surfaces as
  fatal even when _shutting_down is set.
- _check_managed_bridge_exit() reads _shutting_down via getattr-with-
  default so existing _make_adapter() test helpers that bypass __init__
  (pitfall NousResearch#17 in AGENTS.md) keep working unmodified.
jsboige pushed a commit to jsboige/hermes-agent that referenced this pull request May 14, 2026
… success log) (NousResearch#18761)

* fix(gateway): config.yaml wins over .env for agent/display/timezone settings

Regression from the silent config→env bridge. The bridge at module import
time is correct for max_turns (unconditional overwrite), but every other
agent.*, display.*, timezone, and security bridge key was guarded by
'if X not in os.environ' — so a stale .env entry from an old 'hermes setup'
run would shadow the user's current config.yaml indefinitely.

Symptom: agent.max_turns: 500 in config.yaml, HERMES_MAX_ITERATIONS=60
in .env from an old setup, and the gateway silently capped at 60
iterations per turn. Gateway logs confirmed api_calls never exceeded 60.

Three changes:

1. gateway/run.py: drop the 'not in os.environ' guards for all agent.*,
   display.*, timezone, and security.* bridge keys. config.yaml is now
   authoritative for these settings — same semantics already in place
   for max_turns, terminal.*, and auxiliary.*. Also surface the bridge
   failure (previously 'except Exception: pass') to stderr so operators
   see bridge errors instead of silently falling back to .env.

2. gateway/run.py: INFO-log the resolved max_iterations at gateway
   start so operators can verify the config→env bridge did the right
   thing instead of chasing a phantom budget ceiling.

3. hermes_cli/setup.py: stop writing HERMES_MAX_ITERATIONS to .env in
   the setup wizard. config.yaml is the single source of truth. Also
   clean up any stale .env entry left behind by pre-fix setups.

Regression tests in tests/gateway/test_config_env_bridge_authority.py
guard each config→env key against the 'stale .env shadows config' bug.

* fix(gateway): shutdown + restart hygiene (drain timeout, false-fatal, success log)

Three issues observed in production gateway.log during a rapid restart
chain on 2026-05-02, all fixed here.

1. _send_restart_notification logged unconditional success
   adapter.send() catches provider errors (e.g. Telegram 'Chat not found')
   and returns SendResult(success=False); it never raises. The caller
   ignored the return value and always logged 'Sent restart notification
   to <chat>' at INFO, producing a misleading success line directly
   below the 'Failed to send Telegram message' traceback on every boot.
   Now inspects result.success and logs WARNING with the error otherwise.

2. WhatsApp bridge SIGTERM on shutdown classified as fatal error
   _check_managed_bridge_exit() saw the bridge's returncode -15 (our own
   SIGTERM from disconnect()) and fired the full fatal-error path,
   producing 'ERROR ... WhatsApp bridge process exited unexpectedly' plus
   'Fatal whatsapp adapter error (whatsapp_bridge_exited)' on every
   planned shutdown, immediately before the normal '✓ whatsapp
   disconnected'. Adds a _shutting_down flag that disconnect() sets
   before the terminate, and _check_managed_bridge_exit() returns None
   for returncode in {0, -2, -15} while shutting down. OOM-kill (137)
   and other non-signal exits still hit the fatal path.

3. restart_drain_timeout default 60s → 180s
   On 2026-05-02 01:43:27 a user /restart fired while three agents were
   mid-API-call (82s, 112s, 154s into their turns). The 60s drain budget
   expired and all three were force-interrupted. 180s covers realistic
   in-flight agent turns; users on very-long-reasoning models can still
   raise it further via agent.restart_drain_timeout in config.yaml.
   Existing explicit user values are preserved by deep-merge.

Tests
- tests/gateway/test_restart_notification.py: two new tests assert INFO
  is only logged on SendResult(success=True) and WARNING with the error
  string is logged on SendResult(success=False).
- tests/gateway/test_whatsapp_connect.py: parametrized test for
  returncode in {0, -2, -15} proves shutdown-time exits are suppressed;
  separate test proves returncode 137 (SIGKILL/OOM) still surfaces as
  fatal even when _shutting_down is set.
- _check_managed_bridge_exit() reads _shutting_down via getattr-with-
  default so existing _make_adapter() test helpers that bypass __init__
  (pitfall NousResearch#17 in AGENTS.md) keep working unmodified.
dannyJ848 pushed a commit to dannyJ848/hermes-agent that referenced this pull request May 17, 2026
… success log) (NousResearch#18761)

* fix(gateway): config.yaml wins over .env for agent/display/timezone settings

Regression from the silent config→env bridge. The bridge at module import
time is correct for max_turns (unconditional overwrite), but every other
agent.*, display.*, timezone, and security bridge key was guarded by
'if X not in os.environ' — so a stale .env entry from an old 'hermes setup'
run would shadow the user's current config.yaml indefinitely.

Symptom: agent.max_turns: 500 in config.yaml, HERMES_MAX_ITERATIONS=60
in .env from an old setup, and the gateway silently capped at 60
iterations per turn. Gateway logs confirmed api_calls never exceeded 60.

Three changes:

1. gateway/run.py: drop the 'not in os.environ' guards for all agent.*,
   display.*, timezone, and security.* bridge keys. config.yaml is now
   authoritative for these settings — same semantics already in place
   for max_turns, terminal.*, and auxiliary.*. Also surface the bridge
   failure (previously 'except Exception: pass') to stderr so operators
   see bridge errors instead of silently falling back to .env.

2. gateway/run.py: INFO-log the resolved max_iterations at gateway
   start so operators can verify the config→env bridge did the right
   thing instead of chasing a phantom budget ceiling.

3. hermes_cli/setup.py: stop writing HERMES_MAX_ITERATIONS to .env in
   the setup wizard. config.yaml is the single source of truth. Also
   clean up any stale .env entry left behind by pre-fix setups.

Regression tests in tests/gateway/test_config_env_bridge_authority.py
guard each config→env key against the 'stale .env shadows config' bug.

* fix(gateway): shutdown + restart hygiene (drain timeout, false-fatal, success log)

Three issues observed in production gateway.log during a rapid restart
chain on 2026-05-02, all fixed here.

1. _send_restart_notification logged unconditional success
   adapter.send() catches provider errors (e.g. Telegram 'Chat not found')
   and returns SendResult(success=False); it never raises. The caller
   ignored the return value and always logged 'Sent restart notification
   to <chat>' at INFO, producing a misleading success line directly
   below the 'Failed to send Telegram message' traceback on every boot.
   Now inspects result.success and logs WARNING with the error otherwise.

2. WhatsApp bridge SIGTERM on shutdown classified as fatal error
   _check_managed_bridge_exit() saw the bridge's returncode -15 (our own
   SIGTERM from disconnect()) and fired the full fatal-error path,
   producing 'ERROR ... WhatsApp bridge process exited unexpectedly' plus
   'Fatal whatsapp adapter error (whatsapp_bridge_exited)' on every
   planned shutdown, immediately before the normal '✓ whatsapp
   disconnected'. Adds a _shutting_down flag that disconnect() sets
   before the terminate, and _check_managed_bridge_exit() returns None
   for returncode in {0, -2, -15} while shutting down. OOM-kill (137)
   and other non-signal exits still hit the fatal path.

3. restart_drain_timeout default 60s → 180s
   On 2026-05-02 01:43:27 a user /restart fired while three agents were
   mid-API-call (82s, 112s, 154s into their turns). The 60s drain budget
   expired and all three were force-interrupted. 180s covers realistic
   in-flight agent turns; users on very-long-reasoning models can still
   raise it further via agent.restart_drain_timeout in config.yaml.
   Existing explicit user values are preserved by deep-merge.

Tests
- tests/gateway/test_restart_notification.py: two new tests assert INFO
  is only logged on SendResult(success=True) and WARNING with the error
  string is logged on SendResult(success=False).
- tests/gateway/test_whatsapp_connect.py: parametrized test for
  returncode in {0, -2, -15} proves shutdown-time exits are suppressed;
  separate test proves returncode 137 (SIGKILL/OOM) still surfaces as
  fatal even when _shutting_down is set.
- _check_managed_bridge_exit() reads _shutting_down via getattr-with-
  default so existing _make_adapter() test helpers that bypass __init__
  (pitfall NousResearch#17 in AGENTS.md) keep working unmodified.
gweeteve pushed a commit to gweeteve/hermes-agent that referenced this pull request Jun 2, 2026
… success log) (NousResearch#18761)

* fix(gateway): config.yaml wins over .env for agent/display/timezone settings

Regression from the silent config→env bridge. The bridge at module import
time is correct for max_turns (unconditional overwrite), but every other
agent.*, display.*, timezone, and security bridge key was guarded by
'if X not in os.environ' — so a stale .env entry from an old 'hermes setup'
run would shadow the user's current config.yaml indefinitely.

Symptom: agent.max_turns: 500 in config.yaml, HERMES_MAX_ITERATIONS=60
in .env from an old setup, and the gateway silently capped at 60
iterations per turn. Gateway logs confirmed api_calls never exceeded 60.

Three changes:

1. gateway/run.py: drop the 'not in os.environ' guards for all agent.*,
   display.*, timezone, and security.* bridge keys. config.yaml is now
   authoritative for these settings — same semantics already in place
   for max_turns, terminal.*, and auxiliary.*. Also surface the bridge
   failure (previously 'except Exception: pass') to stderr so operators
   see bridge errors instead of silently falling back to .env.

2. gateway/run.py: INFO-log the resolved max_iterations at gateway
   start so operators can verify the config→env bridge did the right
   thing instead of chasing a phantom budget ceiling.

3. hermes_cli/setup.py: stop writing HERMES_MAX_ITERATIONS to .env in
   the setup wizard. config.yaml is the single source of truth. Also
   clean up any stale .env entry left behind by pre-fix setups.

Regression tests in tests/gateway/test_config_env_bridge_authority.py
guard each config→env key against the 'stale .env shadows config' bug.

* fix(gateway): shutdown + restart hygiene (drain timeout, false-fatal, success log)

Three issues observed in production gateway.log during a rapid restart
chain on 2026-05-02, all fixed here.

1. _send_restart_notification logged unconditional success
   adapter.send() catches provider errors (e.g. Telegram 'Chat not found')
   and returns SendResult(success=False); it never raises. The caller
   ignored the return value and always logged 'Sent restart notification
   to <chat>' at INFO, producing a misleading success line directly
   below the 'Failed to send Telegram message' traceback on every boot.
   Now inspects result.success and logs WARNING with the error otherwise.

2. WhatsApp bridge SIGTERM on shutdown classified as fatal error
   _check_managed_bridge_exit() saw the bridge's returncode -15 (our own
   SIGTERM from disconnect()) and fired the full fatal-error path,
   producing 'ERROR ... WhatsApp bridge process exited unexpectedly' plus
   'Fatal whatsapp adapter error (whatsapp_bridge_exited)' on every
   planned shutdown, immediately before the normal '✓ whatsapp
   disconnected'. Adds a _shutting_down flag that disconnect() sets
   before the terminate, and _check_managed_bridge_exit() returns None
   for returncode in {0, -2, -15} while shutting down. OOM-kill (137)
   and other non-signal exits still hit the fatal path.

3. restart_drain_timeout default 60s → 180s
   On 2026-05-02 01:43:27 a user /restart fired while three agents were
   mid-API-call (82s, 112s, 154s into their turns). The 60s drain budget
   expired and all three were force-interrupted. 180s covers realistic
   in-flight agent turns; users on very-long-reasoning models can still
   raise it further via agent.restart_drain_timeout in config.yaml.
   Existing explicit user values are preserved by deep-merge.

Tests
- tests/gateway/test_restart_notification.py: two new tests assert INFO
  is only logged on SendResult(success=True) and WARNING with the error
  string is logged on SendResult(success=False).
- tests/gateway/test_whatsapp_connect.py: parametrized test for
  returncode in {0, -2, -15} proves shutdown-time exits are suppressed;
  separate test proves returncode 137 (SIGKILL/OOM) still surfaces as
  fatal even when _shutting_down is set.
- _check_managed_bridge_exit() reads _shutting_down via getattr-with-
  default so existing _make_adapter() test helpers that bypass __init__
  (pitfall NousResearch#17 in AGENTS.md) keep working unmodified.
Egavasyug pushed a commit to Egavasyug/hermes-agent that referenced this pull request Jun 10, 2026
… success log) (NousResearch#18761)

* fix(gateway): config.yaml wins over .env for agent/display/timezone settings

Regression from the silent config→env bridge. The bridge at module import
time is correct for max_turns (unconditional overwrite), but every other
agent.*, display.*, timezone, and security bridge key was guarded by
'if X not in os.environ' — so a stale .env entry from an old 'hermes setup'
run would shadow the user's current config.yaml indefinitely.

Symptom: agent.max_turns: 500 in config.yaml, HERMES_MAX_ITERATIONS=60
in .env from an old setup, and the gateway silently capped at 60
iterations per turn. Gateway logs confirmed api_calls never exceeded 60.

Three changes:

1. gateway/run.py: drop the 'not in os.environ' guards for all agent.*,
   display.*, timezone, and security.* bridge keys. config.yaml is now
   authoritative for these settings — same semantics already in place
   for max_turns, terminal.*, and auxiliary.*. Also surface the bridge
   failure (previously 'except Exception: pass') to stderr so operators
   see bridge errors instead of silently falling back to .env.

2. gateway/run.py: INFO-log the resolved max_iterations at gateway
   start so operators can verify the config→env bridge did the right
   thing instead of chasing a phantom budget ceiling.

3. hermes_cli/setup.py: stop writing HERMES_MAX_ITERATIONS to .env in
   the setup wizard. config.yaml is the single source of truth. Also
   clean up any stale .env entry left behind by pre-fix setups.

Regression tests in tests/gateway/test_config_env_bridge_authority.py
guard each config→env key against the 'stale .env shadows config' bug.

* fix(gateway): shutdown + restart hygiene (drain timeout, false-fatal, success log)

Three issues observed in production gateway.log during a rapid restart
chain on 2026-05-02, all fixed here.

1. _send_restart_notification logged unconditional success
   adapter.send() catches provider errors (e.g. Telegram 'Chat not found')
   and returns SendResult(success=False); it never raises. The caller
   ignored the return value and always logged 'Sent restart notification
   to <chat>' at INFO, producing a misleading success line directly
   below the 'Failed to send Telegram message' traceback on every boot.
   Now inspects result.success and logs WARNING with the error otherwise.

2. WhatsApp bridge SIGTERM on shutdown classified as fatal error
   _check_managed_bridge_exit() saw the bridge's returncode -15 (our own
   SIGTERM from disconnect()) and fired the full fatal-error path,
   producing 'ERROR ... WhatsApp bridge process exited unexpectedly' plus
   'Fatal whatsapp adapter error (whatsapp_bridge_exited)' on every
   planned shutdown, immediately before the normal '✓ whatsapp
   disconnected'. Adds a _shutting_down flag that disconnect() sets
   before the terminate, and _check_managed_bridge_exit() returns None
   for returncode in {0, -2, -15} while shutting down. OOM-kill (137)
   and other non-signal exits still hit the fatal path.

3. restart_drain_timeout default 60s → 180s
   On 2026-05-02 01:43:27 a user /restart fired while three agents were
   mid-API-call (82s, 112s, 154s into their turns). The 60s drain budget
   expired and all three were force-interrupted. 180s covers realistic
   in-flight agent turns; users on very-long-reasoning models can still
   raise it further via agent.restart_drain_timeout in config.yaml.
   Existing explicit user values are preserved by deep-merge.

Tests
- tests/gateway/test_restart_notification.py: two new tests assert INFO
  is only logged on SendResult(success=True) and WARNING with the error
  string is logged on SendResult(success=False).
- tests/gateway/test_whatsapp_connect.py: parametrized test for
  returncode in {0, -2, -15} proves shutdown-time exits are suppressed;
  separate test proves returncode 137 (SIGKILL/OOM) still surfaces as
  fatal even when _shutting_down is set.
- _check_managed_bridge_exit() reads _shutting_down via getattr-with-
  default so existing _make_adapter() test helpers that bypass __init__
  (pitfall NousResearch#17 in AGENTS.md) keep working unmodified.
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