# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Failing agent turns not closed before next prompt

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug where turns ending in failure remain open causes the next user request to be merged into or replay the failing turn. These members address detecting and closing such turns before the next prompt is processed.

## 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 #114912. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #114912 (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-114912`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #114167: \[Bug\]: standalone ACP leaves failed turns open, so the next user request replays the failed one

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#114912: fix(agent): a failed turn is closed so the next ACP/CLI/TUI prompt is not merged into it (#114167, slim redo of #114168)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `acp_adapter/server.py`, `agent/conversation_loop.py`, `agent/turn_failure_copy.py`, `contributors/emails/[redacted:email]`, `gateway/run_turn.py`, `tests/acp_adapter/test_failed_turn_closure.py`, `tests/gateway/test_duplicate_user_message.py`, `tests/gateway/test_failure_writer_ownership.py`, `tests/gateway/test_incomplete_gateway_turns.py`, `website/docs/developer-guide/acp-internals.md`
- **#114168: fix(agent): close durable failed turns before the terminal result leaves the loop**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `9a01dfc63399`, `#114912`, `#114167`, `#114168`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #114912 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-18`.