Use database.journal_mode as the sole non-secret operator setting, preserve the vulnerable-SQLite safety gate and existing WAL databases, validate explicit DELETE results, document the active config path, and cover real SQLite openers with behavioral tests.
Add HERMES_JOURNAL_MODE env / database.journal_mode config for
virtiofs/NFS/SMB where WAL is not crash-safe. Route 5 bypass openers
through apply_wal_with_fallback so a single setting covers every .db
(#68545).
On vulnerable SQLite (e.g. 3.50.4), do not enable WAL for fresh/non-WAL
shared databases — prefer DELETE instead. Leave existing on-disk WAL
alone (no live downgrade under concurrent gateway/cron openers). Surface
Python/SQLite version details as a doctor warning (#69784).
Preserve monotonic final-delivery completion, isolate recovery config and storage per adapter/profile, coalesce reconnect scans, release cancelled claims, bypass split-message debounce for historical events, and move bounded ledger setup into a short-timeout state module.
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