# NousResearch/hermes-agent · xterm.js WebGL rendering issues and SSH tool addition

## Open now

- 1 issue, 3 PRs open on GitHub.
- #27740: xterm.js WebGL renderer context lost causes terminal black screen when switching chat page
- PR #28008: fix(web): recover xterm WebGL after context loss
- PR #49672: fix(dashboard): remove xterm WebGL renderer from embedded ChatPage; always use canvas
- PR #78973: fix(dashboard): recover black chat viewport

A mix of issues and fixes addressing xterm.js terminal going black due to WebGL context loss, with various recovery approaches explored, plus an unrelated feature adding SSH command execution via Paramiko.

## TL;DR

- 5 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 3 open PR(s), 0 merged PR(s), 1 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.40`: 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.

## Open related issues

- #27740: xterm.js WebGL renderer context lost causes terminal black screen when switching chat page

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#27741: feat(tools): add remote_run — SSH command execution via Paramiko**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#45984`, `#27740`
- **#28008: fix(web): recover xterm WebGL after context loss**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`
  - files: `web/src/pages/ChatPage.tsx`
- **#49672: fix(dashboard): remove xterm WebGL renderer from embedded ChatPage; always use canvas**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `8b7c89bff`
  - files: `web/src/pages/ChatPage.tsx`
- **#78973: fix(dashboard): recover black chat viewport**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `#27740`
  - files: `web/src/pages/ChatPage.test.tsx`, `web/src/pages/ChatPage.tsx`

## Fix status

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