# NousResearch/hermes-agent · PTY background session terminal dimension sizing

## Open now

- 1 issue, 1 PR open on GitHub.
- #7321: \[Bug\]: PTY background sessions start with hardcoded terminal dimensions and missing COLUMNS/LINES
- PR #109925: fix(tools): PTY background sessions inherit the real terminal size instead of a fixed 30x120

A bug report and two corresponding fixes address PTY background sessions starting with hardcoded dimensions and missing COLUMNS/LINES environment variables, with changes in process registry and tools components.

## TL;DR

- 4 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 1 open PR(s), 0 merged PR(s), 2 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.50`: 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

- #7321: \[Bug\]: PTY background sessions start with hardcoded terminal dimensions and missing COLUMNS/LINES

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#7328: fix(tools): size PTY background sessions from terminal dimensions**. closed without merge · fix tier `suggested`
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `#7321`
  - _suggested-tier fix detail withheld; re-request with `?tier=all` to include it._
- **#11513: fix(process_registry): size PTY background sessions from terminal dimensions**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `silent_close`; implication `active`
- **#109925: fix(tools): PTY background sessions inherit the real terminal size instead of a fixed 30x120**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `silent_close`; implication `active`
  - files: `tests/tools/test_process_registry.py`, `tools/process_registry.py`

## Fix status

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