# NousResearch/hermes-agent · WebSocket rejection codes not reaching browser clients

## Open now

- 1 issue, 2 PRs open on GitHub.
- #88607: Dashboard WebSocket rejections never reach the browser: close-before-accept becomes HTTP 403, so the 4401/4403/4404 handling in web/ is dead
- PR #88613: fix(dashboard): complete the WS handshake before sending rejection codes
- PR #88619: fix(web_server): deliver WebSocket rejection close codes to the client

These items address a bug where WebSocket close/rejection codes (4401/4403/4404) are never delivered to the browser because the connection is closed before the handshake completes, resulting in a plain HTTP 403 instead. The fixes ensure the handshake is completed before sending rejection codes.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 2 open PR(s), 0 merged PR(s), 0 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `1.00`: 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

- #88607: Dashboard WebSocket rejections never reach the browser: close-before-accept becomes HTTP 403, so the 4401/4403/4404 handling in web/ is dead

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#88613: fix(dashboard): complete the WS handshake before sending rejection codes**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `#88607`, `#88619`
  - files: `hermes_cli/web_server.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_web_server_console_ws.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_web_server_host_header.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_ws_reject_real_uvicorn.py`, `web/src/lib/events-reconnect.test.ts`, `web/src/lib/events-reconnect.ts`
- **#88619: fix(web_server): deliver WebSocket rejection close codes to the client**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `wontfix_bydesign`; implication `wontfix`
  - files: `hermes_cli/web_routers/audio.py`, `hermes_cli/web_routers/chat_ws.py`, `hermes_cli/web_server_chat.py`, `plugins/kanban/dashboard/plugin_api.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_web_server_console_ws.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_web_server_host_header.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_web_server_ws_reject.py`, `tests/plugins/test_kanban_dashboard_plugin.py`, `web/src/components/ChatSidebar.tsx`, `web/src/lib/events-reconnect.test.ts`, `web/src/lib/events-reconnect.ts`

## Fix status

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