# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Fix status bar overlap with background task spinner

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These issues and PRs address a UI bug where the /bg command's spinner or output collides with the status bar, rendering on the same row. Proposed fixes involve refreshing the TUI or routing the spinner through the TUI widget before background task output.

## TL;DR

- 5 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 2 merged PR(s), 2 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #3048. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #3048 (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-3048`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.40`: 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

- #2718: UI Bug: /bg command causes status bar to render on same row as thinking spinner

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#3048: fix(cli): refresh TUI before background task output to prevent status bar overlap**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`; implication `superseded`
  - files: `cli.py`, `tests/test_cli_background_tui_refresh.py`
- **#3643: fix: route /bg spinner through TUI widget to prevent status bar collision**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`; implication `superseded`
  - files: `agent/display.py`, `cli.py`
- **#2727: fix(cli): refresh TUI before background task output to prevent status bar overlap**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`
- **#3493: fix: route /bg spinner through TUI widget to prevent status bar collision**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `#3643`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #3048 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-03-29`. This confirmation is old and may be out of date (a revert/reopen would not have invalidated it here); re-verify.
- Subsystem: `agent`