# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Hide console window for Windows TTS/STT commands

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A visible console window appears on every TTS/STT command-provider call on Windows due to a missing CREATE_NO_WINDOW flag. These items cover the bug report and corresponding fix.

## 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 #131792. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #131792 (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-131792`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #101585: Windows: command-provider TTS/STT (_run_command_tts/_run_command_stt) opens a visible console window on every call - missing CREATE_NO_WINDOW

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#131792: fix(tts): hide the console window on Windows command-provider spawns \[risk 0.30\]**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `tests/tools/test_tts_command_providers.py`, `tools/tts_command_provider.py`
- **#101722: fix(tools): add CREATE_NO_WINDOW to Windows command-provider TTS/STT**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`
- **#106360: fix(tools): hide console window for command-provider TTS/STT on Windows (#101585)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `#131792`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #131792 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-10-02`.