# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Loading indicators for slow async slash commands

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These issues and PRs address the lack of visual feedback during slow or asynchronous slash commands like /skills search. They propose or implement a loading indicator in the CLI to improve UX while waiting for results.

## 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 #882. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #882 (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: `resolved` · deciding PR(s): `pr-882`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #636: \[UX\]: Async slash commands (/skills search, etc.) need a loading indicator

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#882: fix(cli): add loading indicators for slow slash commands**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `tests/tools/test_code_execution.py`, `tools/code_execution_tool.py`
- **#714: fix(cli): add loading state for slow slash commands**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `#882`, `#636`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #882 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-03-11`. This confirmation is old and may be out of date (a revert/reopen would not have invalidated it here); re-verify.
- Subsystem: `hermes_cli`