# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Oneshot mode piped stdin handling fixes

## Open now

- 1 issue, 2 PRs open on GitHub.
- #70647: -z/--oneshot: piped stdin is silently ignored despite docs saying "Intended for scripts / pipes"
- PR #70710: fix(cli): read explicit stdin prompts in oneshot mode
- PR #96669: fix(oneshot): -z folds piped stdin into the prompt without ever hanging (#70647)

These issues and PRs concern a bug where piped stdin input is ignored or mishandled in oneshot/\`-z\` mode, contrary to documented behavior intended for scripting and pipe use cases.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 2 open PR(s), 0 merged PR(s), 0 PR(s) closed without merging.
- No fix has been merged to main; one or more PRs were attempted (see below).
- **Recommended:** review the prior/competing PR(s) below. A fix was attempted but not merged; your case may extend or revive that work.

## Maintainer resolution verdict

- Internal-tracker verdict over this cluster's issue members: `unresolved`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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.

## Open related issues

- #70647: -z/--oneshot: piped stdin is silently ignored despite docs saying "Intended for scripts / pipes"

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#70710: fix(cli): read explicit stdin prompts in oneshot mode**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `wontfix_bydesign`; implication `wontfix`; refs `#96669`
  - files: `contributors/emails/[redacted:email]`, `hermes_cli/oneshot.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_oneshot_stdin.py`, `website/docs/reference/cli-commands.md`
- **#96669: fix(oneshot): -z folds piped stdin into the prompt without ever hanging (#70647)**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `silent_close`; implication `active`
  - files: `hermes_cli/oneshot.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_oneshot_stdin_append.py`

## Fix status

- No merged fix on record.
- Subsystem: `hermes_cli`