# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Single-query mode approval timeout fix

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items address a bug where approval requests in 'hermes chat -q' (single-query mode) wait the full timeout duration instead of resolving promptly. The group covers the problem report and related fix attempts.

## TL;DR

- 4 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 2 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #130538. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #130538 (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-130538`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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.

## Closed / duplicate issues

- #121296: codex_app_server: approval requests in 'hermes chat -q' wait the full approvals.timeout instead of resolving from single_query_mode

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#130538: fix(cli): chat -q approvals keep the approvals.timeout deadline**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `hermes_cli/cli_chat_turn_mixin.py`, `hermes_cli/cli_modal_mixin.py`, `locales/af.yaml`, `locales/ar.yaml`, `locales/de.yaml`, `locales/en.yaml`, `locales/es.yaml`, `locales/fr.yaml`, `locales/ga.yaml`, `locales/hu.yaml`, `locales/it.yaml`, `locales/ja.yaml`, `locales/ko.yaml`, `locales/pt.yaml`, `locales/ru.yaml`, `locales/tr.yaml`, `locales/uk.yaml`, `locales/zh-hant.yaml`, `locales/zh.yaml`, `tests/gateway/test_status.py` (+2 more)
- **#121319: fix(codex): resolve single-query approvals immediately**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `stale_abandoned`; implication `active`; refs `7e5945e4e6`
- **#125687: fix(codex): resolve app-server approvals from single_query_mode in chat -q**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `c61242020b`, `#121296`, `#130538`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #130538 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-10-01`.
- Subsystem: `agent`