NousResearch/hermes-agent

delegation child runner hangs and timeout fixes

Cluster 60203 · agent. Data as of

Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #72227. Check it covers your case.

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These issues and pull requests address scenarios where delegated child runners become stuck or wedged, particularly around API calls and async execution. Fixes involve timeouts for stuck runners, inline routing of delegated API calls, and related watchdog scaling adjustments.

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  • #72227 fix(delegation): progress-based stale detection for detached async runners

    merged to main

    files: tests/tools/test_async_delegation.py, tools/async_delegation.py, tools/delegate_tool.py

  • #72412 fix(delegation): route delegated-child API calls inline to avoid nested-pool wedge (#60203)

    merged to main

    files: agent/chat_completion_helpers.py, tests/cron/test_cron_direct_api_call_62151.py, tests/run_agent/test_real_interrupt_subagent.py, tools/delegate_tool.py

2 PRs closed without merging

From the close comments: merged via another change 2

  • #60234 fix(delegation): timeout stuck async child runners · merged via another change → 65420cd, #72227, #60203
  • #71096 fix(delegation): timeout stuck async child runners (rebased from #60234) · merged via another change → #72227, #60234
Closed issues · 1
  • Closed#60203[Bug]: delegate_task children hang at first API call after days of gateway uptime; process restart restores
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#72227, #72412
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2 PRs closed without merging
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27 Jul 2026

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