# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Blocking skill scan freezes gateway event loop

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An uncached skill directory scan (rglob) blocks the gateway event loop for ~2 minutes, triggering a watchdog kill mid-session. The related fixes cache unavailable skill hints and move skill scans off the event loop.

## 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 #111498. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #111498 (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-111498`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #111091: \[Bug\]: Uncached skills rglob in _check_unavailable_skill blocks the gateway event loop ~2 min; loop-liveness watchdog then kills the gateway mid-session

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#111498: fix(gateway): skill scans no longer block the event loop from slash fallthrough or the Telegram menu (#111091, #110707, salvage #110716 #111099)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `gateway/run_inbound.py`, `plugins/platforms/discord/adapter.py`, `plugins/platforms/telegram/adapter.py`, `tests/gateway/test_discord_connect.py`, `tests/gateway/test_reload_skills_discord_resync.py`, `tests/gateway/test_skill_slash_offloop.py`, `tests/gateway/test_telegram_forum_commands.py`
- **#111099: fix(gateway): cache unavailable skill hints**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `#111498`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #111498 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-15`.