# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Steer command timing and tool deferral fixes

## Open now

- 2 issues, 2 PRs open on GitHub.
- #28172: \[Steer\] Agent-side execution breakout and metadata persistence
- #57694: /steer never lands on tool-less turns — it waits out the entire final generation, then runs as a queued next turn
- PR #28808: fix: steer breakout in tool execution — defer remaining tools on /steer
- PR #93723: fix: defer unstarted tools when steer arrives

These issues and PRs address a problem where the /steer command does not interrupt at the correct point during tool execution, instead waiting until generation completes before running. The work involves deferring unstarted tools and handling breakout behavior when steer arrives mid-execution.

## TL;DR

- 4 member(s): 2 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

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- Members outside that structural core may belong to a different underlying problem.
- Pairwise link density `0.39`: 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

- #28172: \[Steer\] Agent-side execution breakout and metadata persistence
- #57694: /steer never lands on tool-less turns — it waits out the entire final generation, then runs as a queued next turn

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#28808: fix: steer breakout in tool execution — defer remaining tools on /steer**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`
  - files: `agent/agent_runtime_helpers.py`, `agent/tool_executor.py`, `run_agent.py`, `tests/agent/test_steer_breakout.py`
- **#93723: fix: defer unstarted tools when steer arrives**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `#58604`, `#58604`, `#58604`, `#93723`, `#93723`, `#58604`
  - files: `agent/tool_executor.py`, `tests/agent/test_steer_tool_breakout.py`

## Fix status

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