NousResearch/hermes-agent

cold-start latency and stall mitigation efforts

Cluster 60800 · apps/desktop. Data as of 2026-10-28 11:56 UTC

Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #77814 on 3 Aug 2026. Check it covers your case.

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Multiple issues and PRs addressing slow cold-start performance, including a ~14s GIL stall during backend initialization and a Windows boot loop, with approaches including lazy agent init and GIL pressure mitigation.

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#77814 perf(cold-start): mitigate the ~14s GIL stall during backend init (salvage #60807)

merged to main

files: hermes_cli/copilot_auth.py, hermes_cli/web_server.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_copilot_auth.py, tests/tui_gateway/test_cold_start_gil_stall.py, tui_gateway/ws.py

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#60807 perf(cold-start): mitigate ~14s GIL stall during backend init (#60800) · merged via another change → #77814, #60800, #73083

Closed issues · 1

Closed#60800Desktop/TUI cold-start stalls ~14s on GIL pressure during backend initialization — event loop stalled before first prompt

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Subsystem: apps/desktop
Merged PRs: #77814
Closed issues: 1
Attempts: 1 PR closed without merging
Fix link checked: 3 Aug 2026

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