# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Fix CLI clarify prompt timeout handling

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These members address a bug where the CLI clarify prompt was governed by a hidden 120-second cap rather than the configured agent.clarify_timeout value, and propose consolidating to a single timeout source while exempting the clarify prompt from the generic tool deadline.

## 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 #114875. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #114875 (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-114875`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #113873: CLI clarify prompt is capped at 120 s, and the 420 s generic tool deadline cuts an unlimited wait

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#114875: fix(clarify): CLI clarify prompt honours agent.clarify_timeout instead of a hidden 120 s cap (#113873, salvage #72714)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `agent/tool_executor.py`, `cli.py`, `contributors/emails/[redacted:email]`, `hermes_cli/config_defaults.py`, `tests/tools/test_clarify_gateway.py`, `website/docs/user-guide/configuration.md`, `website/docs/user-guide/messaging/discord.md`, `website/i18n/zh-Hans/docusaurus-plugin-content-docs/current/user-guide/messaging/discord.md`, `website/i18n/zh-Hans/docusaurus-plugin-content-docs/current/user-guide/messaging/telegram.md`
- **#113879: fix(clarify): single timeout source and deadline exemption**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `1b50849d273b`, `#114875`, `#113873`, `#72714`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #114875 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-18`.