# NousResearch/hermes-agent · MoA preset cold-start latency caching optimization

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items address excessive cold-start latency in MoA caused by serial preset configuration resolution, with proposed fixes involving caching the computed preset and per-slot runtime. Two related pull requests appear to represent an original and a salvage attempt at the same change.

## 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 #77868. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #77868 (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-77868`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #66793: MoA Preset Cold Start Latency Exceeds Acceptable Thresholds — Serial Configuration Resolution Blocks First Response

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#77868: perf(moa): cache resolved preset + per-slot runtime to cut cold-start latency (salvage #66811)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `agent/moa_loop.py`, `tests/agent/test_moa_cold_start_cache_66793.py`, `tests/conftest.py`
- **#66811: perf(moa): cache resolved preset + per-slot runtime to cut cold-start latency (#66793)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `#77868`, `#66793`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #77868 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-08-03`.
- Subsystem: `agent`