# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Gateway cold import blocking event loop fix

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items address a problem where importing the hermes_cli.gateway module on first use can stall the web server event loop, with approaches involving detached subprocesses to handle the prewarming.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.67`: 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

- #73830: Desktop backend: hermes_cli.gateway cold import can still stall the event loop on first /api/status

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#73839: feat(web_server): warm gateway module via subprocess instead of thread**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `a9af49df0936fc8af45ba7542e19e3c1274835ef`
- **#73852: fix(web_server): spawn hermes_cli.gateway prewarm in a detached subprocess**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `a9af49df0936fc8af45ba7542e19e3c1274835ef`, `#73830`

## Fix status

- No merged fix on record.
- Subsystem: `apps/desktop`