# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Replace print() with _cprint() in CLI command handlers

## Open now

- 1 issue, 2 PRs open on GitHub.
- #20711: Bug: process_command handlers use print() instead of _cprint(), output swallowed in TUI
- PR #20719: fix(cli/tui): replace print() with _cprint() in process_command handlers (#20711)
- PR #20762: fix(cli): replace print() with _cprint() in slash command handlers for TUI compatibility

A bug was identified where process_command handlers used print() instead of _cprint(), causing output to be swallowed in the TUI. These members address replacing the calls for TUI compatibility.

## 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #20711: Bug: process_command handlers use print() instead of _cprint(), output swallowed in TUI

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#20719: fix(cli/tui): replace print() with _cprint() in process_command handlers (#20711)**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `0904bc7ea`
  - files: `CHANGELOG.md`, `cli.py`, `tests/cli/test_cli_tools_command.py`
- **#20762: fix(cli): replace print() with _cprint() in slash command handlers for TUI compatibility**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`; refs `#20719`, `#20711`
  - files: `cli.py`, `tests/cli/test_cli_tools_command.py`

## Fix status

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