# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Voice barge-in echoes TTS causing feedback loop

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A regression where CLI continuous voice barge-in transcribes the system's own TTS output during playback, creating a feedback loop. Related fixes target dropping these self-echoed transcripts during the playback phase.

## 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 #78390. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #78390 (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-78390`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #75780: \[Regression\] CLI continuous voice barge-in transcribes TTS output and enters feedback loop

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#78390: fix(voice): drop playback-phase barge transcripts that echo Hermes' own TTS**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `cli.py`, `tests/gateway/test_telegram_start_polling_timeout.py`, `tests/tools/test_voice_cli_integration.py`, `tests/tools/test_voice_tts_echo_guard.py`, `tools/voice_mode.py`
- **#75792: fix(voice): drop playback-phase barge transcripts that echo Hermes' own TTS**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `#78390`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #78390 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-08-07`.