# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Clear-screen fallback shell spawn fix

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

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.

## 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 #117589. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #117589 (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-117589`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #116904: \[Bug\]: os.system("cls"/"clear") fallback spawns shell + silent no-op without binary

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#117589: fix(cli): exit clear-screen fallback spawns no shell and no console window (#116904, salvage #117115)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `hermes_cli/cli_session_mixin.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_chat_q_exit_clear.py`
- **#117115: fix(cli): clear-screen fallback spawns no shell and no console window (#116904)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `afd2fdf15c`, `#117589`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #117589 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-20`.