# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Peer DM command exit code when remote agent errors

## Open now

- 1 issue, 2 PRs open on GitHub.
- #136472: \[Bug\]: \`hermes peer dm\` exits 0 when the peer's agent fails — a failed DM is indistinguishable from an answered one
- PR #136476: fix(peer): report failed remote agent turns with exit one
- PR #136479: fix(peer): a failed peer-DM turn exits 1, not a silent success

Three members (one bug report and two fix PRs) concern \`hermes peer dm\` returning exit code 0 when the peer's agent turn errors out, making these cases look like successful replies. The PRs propose making an errored remote turn exit with code 1; titles alone do not show whether either change has been merged.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 2 open PR(s), 0 merged PR(s), 0 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.67`: 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.

## Open related issues

- #136472: \[Bug\]: \`hermes peer dm\` exits 0 when the peer's agent fails — a failed DM is indistinguishable from an answered one

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#136476: fix(peer): report failed remote agent turns with exit one**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `silent_close`; implication `active`
  - files: `gateway/platforms/api_server.py`, `hermes_cli/subcommands/peer.py`, `tests/gateway/test_peer_dm_transient_retry.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_peer_dm_reporting.py`, `website/docs/user-guide/bot-mode.md`
- **#136479: fix(peer): a failed peer-DM turn exits 1, not a silent success**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `silent_close`; implication `active`
  - files: `gateway/platforms/api_server.py`, `gateway/platforms/api_server_turn_runtime.py`, `hermes_cli/subcommands/peer.py`, `tests/gateway/test_peer_dm_failed_turn_signal.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_peer_dm_failed_exit.py`

## Fix status

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