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Dashboard idle CPU usage and resource leak fixes

Cluster 42627 · dashboard. Data as of

Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #86754 on 15 Aug 2026. Check it covers your case.

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A reported bug about the dashboard consuming excessive CPU while idle, and two fixes addressing the root causes: adding back-off to the PTY pump loop and cleaning up orphaned embedded-chat sessions to prevent worker leaks.

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  • #86754 perf(desktop/dashboard): salvage idle & polling CPU fixes — unfocused UI pause, sidebar scan bounds, pet poll, PTY back-off, kanban WS zombie reap

    merged to main

    files: apps/desktop/src/app/contrib/hooks/use-background-sync.test.ts, apps/desktop/src/app/contrib/hooks/use-background-sync.ts, apps/desktop/src/app/shell/hooks/use-status-snapshot.test.ts, apps/desktop/src/app/shell/hooks/use-status-snapshot.ts, apps/desktop/src/components/assistant-ui/thread/status.test.tsx, apps/desktop/src/components/chat/activity-timer.test.tsx, apps/desktop/src/components/chat/activity-timer.ts, apps/desktop/src/hooks/use-viewed-interval.ts, apps/desktop/src/lib/statusbar.tsx, contributors/emails/[redacted:email], contributors/emails/[redacted:email], contributors/emails/{ID}+{username}@users.noreply.github.com, hermes_cli/web_routers/profiles.py, hermes_cli/web_server.py, plugins/kanban/dashboard/plugin_api.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_cron_profile_enumeration_lightweight.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_profiles_sidebar_cache.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_web_server_pty_idle_backoff.py, tests/plugins/test_kanban_ws_idle_disconnect.py, ui-tui/src/__tests__/petPolling.test.ts (+2 more)

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From the close comments: merged via another change 1

  • #81755 fix(dashboard): add idle back-off to PTY pump loop · merged via another change → #86754
Closed issues · 1
  • Closed#42627[Bug] Dashboard consumes 20-50% CPU constantly when idle
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#86754
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1 PR closed without merging
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15 Aug 2026

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