# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Stale CDP config causes slow or broken startup

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These issues concern stale or invalid browser CDP URLs being probed at startup, causing significant delays or unwanted prompts. The fixes aim to skip unnecessary CDP checks when browser tool state is unreliable.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 1 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #72415. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #72415 (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: `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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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.

## Closed / duplicate issues

- #42040: \[Bug\]: Windows x.com passkey prompt appears when Hermes starts/uses stale browser CDP config

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#72415: fix(browser): stale browser.cdp_url stalls every CLI/Desktop startup by 10+ seconds**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `hermes_cli/doctor.py`, `tests/tools/test_browser_cdp_tool.py`, `tests/tools/test_browser_hybrid_routing.py`, `tests/tools/test_browser_lightpanda.py`, `tools/browser_cdp_tool.py`, `tools/browser_tool.py`
- **#42059: fix: avoid CDP probes during browser tool checks**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `731aa0ccc9`, `#72415`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #72415 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-07-27`.
- Subsystem: `agent`