# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Fix stalled WebSocket send blocking events and RPCs

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug was identified where a stalled WebSocket send would indefinitely block all subsequent events and RPC replies. Fixes were applied to add send deadlines and prevent the stall from holding up later operations.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 1 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #106581. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #106581 (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-106581`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.67`: 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

- #106369: \[Bug\]: A stalled WebSocket send indefinitely blocks subsequent events and RPC replies

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#106581: fix(tui_gateway): a stalled WebSocket send no longer blocks every later event and RPC reply (#106369, salvage #106372)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `tests/tui_gateway/test_ws_send_timeout.py`, `tui_gateway/ws.py`
- **#106372: fix(ws): add send deadline to _safe_send_many so a stalled send_text latches the transport closed**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `ecfcbb6276`, `#106581`, `#55545`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #106581 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-09`.