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UI freeze when default provider is unreachable

Cluster 81123 · apps/desktop. Data as of

Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #106613 on 9 Sep 2026. Check it covers your case.

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A fix was merged to main in PR #106613. Check it covers your case. No release data is tracked.
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The maintainers' tracker marks this resolved, deciding PR #106613. That is separate from the fix event.
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These issues and fixes concern the desktop UI appearing frozen when the default or custom provider endpoint is unreachable, related to backend event loop stalls, GIL pressure, and connection timeout behavior on picker open.

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Fixes on record

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  • #106613 fix(models): unreachable custom endpoint stops re-paying connect timeouts on every picker open (#81123, salvage #102364)

    merged to main

    files: hermes_cli/models.py, tests/agent/test_custom_provider_ca_probes.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_cached_fetch_api_models.py

1 PR closed without merging

From the close comments: merged via another change 1

  • #102364 fix: Desktop UI appears frozen when default provider unreachable — backend event loop stalls 10s+ (GIL pressure), ws frames in flight (#81123) · merged via another change → e2bd400, #106613, #81123
Closed issues · 1
  • Closed#81123Desktop UI appears frozen when default provider unreachable — backend event loop stalls 10s+ (GIL pressure), ws frames in flight
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  • Link evidence (structural links throughout): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.
  • Pairwise link density 0.67: the share of item 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.

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Subsystem
apps/desktop
Merged PRs
#106613
Closed issues
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Attempts
1 PR closed without merging
Fix link checked
9 Sep 2026

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