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async pre-dispatch gateway hooks awaited correctly

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Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #118844 on 22 Sep 2026. Check it covers your case.

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These issues and fixes address a bug where async pre_gateway_dispatch callbacks were not properly awaited on the event loop, causing them to run through a thread bridge and block the gateway. Related policy work covers hook failure modes and precedence rules.

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  • #118844 Plugin hook policy: hung or raising guards fail closed without wedging, block outranks approve, shell approve reaches the gate, async pre_gateway_dispatch awaited (#105223 #109624 #87420 #92553 #105827 #110241)

    merged to main

    files: agent/shell_hooks.py, gateway/run_inbound.py, hermes_cli/lifecycle.py, hermes_cli/middleware.py, hermes_cli/plugins.py, hermes_cli/plugins_dispatch.py, tests/agent/test_shell_hooks.py, tests/gateway/test_bot_loop_guard.py, tests/gateway/test_pre_gateway_dispatch.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_plugins.py, website/docs/user-guide/features/hooks.md

2 PRs closed without merging

From the close comments: done elsewhere 1 · merged via another change 1

  • #110253 fix(gateway): await async pre-dispatch hooks · done elsewhere → 75e9567, #118844
  • #110265 fix(gateway): await async pre_gateway_dispatch callbacks on the event loop · merged via another change → 75e9567, #118844
Closed issues · 1
  • Closed#110241[Bug]: pre_gateway_dispatch async callbacks run through the thread bridge and block the gateway event loop
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22 Sep 2026

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