NousResearch/hermes-agent

Clear-screen fallback shell spawn fix

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Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #117589 on 20 Sep 2026. Check it covers your case.

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These items address a bug where the clear-screen fallback using os.system spawns an unintended shell or console window. The work involves fixing the fallback to avoid spawning a shell and producing no visible console window.

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  • #117589 fix(cli): exit clear-screen fallback spawns no shell and no console window (#116904, salvage #117115)

    merged to main

    files: hermes_cli/cli_session_mixin.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_chat_q_exit_clear.py

1 PR closed without merging

From the close comments: merged via another change 1

  • #117115 fix(cli): clear-screen fallback spawns no shell and no console window (#116904) · merged via another change → afd2fdf, #117589
Closed issues · 1
  • Closed#116904[Bug]: os.system("cls"/"clear") fallback spawns shell + silent no-op without binary
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Merged PRs
#117589
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1 PR closed without merging
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20 Sep 2026

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