# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Device-code slow_down backoff RFC 8628 compliance

## Open now

- 1 issue, 2 PRs open on GitHub.
- #121254: \[Bug\]: device-code login backs off only +1s on slow_down (RFC 8628 requires +5s)
- PR #121262: fix(auth): back off device-code slow_down by RFC 8628's mandated 5s
- PR #122068: fix(cli): grow the device-code poll interval by 5s on slow_down (#121254)

These items address a bug where the device-code authentication flow increments the polling interval by only 1 second on a slow_down response, rather than the 5 seconds required by RFC 8628. The cluster covers the bug report and related fixes targeting this specific backoff behavior.

## TL;DR

- 4 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 2 open PR(s), 0 merged PR(s), 1 PR(s) closed without merging.
- No fix has been merged to main; one or more PRs were attempted (see below).
- **Recommended:** review the prior/competing PR(s) below. A fix was attempted but not merged; your case may extend or revive that work.

## Maintainer resolution verdict

- Internal-tracker verdict over this cluster's issue members: `unresolved`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.50`: 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.

## Open related issues

- #121254: \[Bug\]: device-code login backs off only +1s on slow_down (RFC 8628 requires +5s)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#121260: fix(auth): apply RFC device-code slow-down backoff**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `stale_abandoned`; implication `active`; refs `0ff4c748658ff5b92661fa2b453fcf8ed813414d`
- **#121262: fix(auth): back off device-code slow_down by RFC 8628's mandated 5s**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `silent_close`; implication `active`
  - files: `hermes_cli/auth_device_flow.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_auth_device_flow.py`
- **#122068: fix(cli): grow the device-code poll interval by 5s on slow_down (#121254)**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`
  - files: `hermes_cli/auth_device_flow.py`, `tests/e2e/core/providers/test_oauth_device_flow.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_device_poll_slow_down_backoff.py`

## Fix status

- No merged fix on record.
- Subsystem: `hermes_cli`