# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Goal stalling after max-iterations handoff bug fix

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug where \`/goal\` stalls or errors on resumption after a non-\`failed\` \`max_iterations_reached\` handoff is under investigation and being patched across the goal judge and TUI gateway.

## 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 #118479. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #118479 (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-118479`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #102213: \[Bug\]: /goal stalls after non-failed max_iterations_reached summary in Desktop

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#118479: fix(goal): resume an active goal after a non-failed max-iterations handoff**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `agent/turn_failure_copy.py`, `cron/scheduler.py`, `tests/agent/test_max_iteration_handoff.py`, `tests/tui_gateway/test_goal_command.py`, `tui_gateway/prompt_turn.py`
- **#102233: tui_gateway: allow max_iterations_reached to reach goal judge**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`; refs `#93243`, `#102226`, `#102213`
- **#102719: fix: \[Bug\]: /goal stalls after non-failed max_iterations_reached summary in Desktop (#102213)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#118479`, `#93243`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #118479 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-21`.