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Avoid blocking system prompt build on scratch prune

Cluster 143397 · agent. Data as of

Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #144625 on 26 Oct 2026. Check it covers your case.

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The members concern the first system-prompt build or startup running the scratch-directory prune synchronously, which one issue reports can stall a user turn for tens of seconds on macOS launchd and Windows. The two pull requests propose not waiting on that prune; this label does not claim whether they are merged or effective.

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  • #144625 Startup no longer waits for the scratch-dir prune (fixes #143397, salvage #143398)

    merged to main

    files: hermes_constants.py, hermes_constants_scratch.py, hermes_constants_scratch_detach.py, tests/conftest.py, tests/test_scratch_dir.py, website/docs/user-guide/configuration.md

1 PR closed without merging

From the close comments: done elsewhere 1

  • #143398 fix(prompt): build the system prompt without waiting for the scratch prune · done elsewhere → 94bb62a, #144625
Closed issues · 1
  • Closed#143397First system-prompt build runs the scratch prune synchronously and can stall a user turn for tens of seconds (macOS launchd / Windows)
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1 PR closed without merging
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26 Oct 2026

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