# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Dashboard media/file reads blocking event loop

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items address the dashboard API blocking the event loop during media encoding and file reads. The work involves offloading log, media, and file I/O operations to keep the event loop free.

## 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 #120407. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #120407 (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-120407`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #117975: \[Bug\]: Dashboard /api/media blocks the event loop while reading image files

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#120407: perf(web): keep dashboard log, media and file reads off the event loop**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `hermes_cli/web_routers/files.py`, `hermes_cli/web_routers/status.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_web_logs_async.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_web_server_media_async.py`
- **#117979: fix(web): offload dashboard media encoding**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `#120407`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #120407 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-23`.