# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Idle renderer CPU burn fix on macOS desktop

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug caused the desktop renderer process to consume 40–70% CPU at idle, causing thermal throttling on macOS Intel. The associated fixes address HUD edge polling and renderer activity when the window is not in view.

## 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 #106602. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #106602 (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-106602`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #88275: \[desktop\] Renderer process burns 40-70% CPU at idle since early August — thermal throttling on macOS Intel

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#106602: fix(desktop): HUD edge poll parks while the window is not viewed (#88275, salvage #101987)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/src/app/hud/hud-shell.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/hud/hud-shell.viewed-interval.test.tsx`
- **#101987: fix: \[desktop\] Renderer process burns 40-70% CPU at idle since early August — thermal throttling on macOS Intel (#88275)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `0272647ad0`, `#106602`, `#88275`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #106602 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-09`.
- Subsystem: `apps/desktop`