# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Discord typing loop orphan and lifetime limit fixes

## Open now

- 1 issue, 1 PR open on GitHub.
- #90151: Discord typing indicator loops can orphan and run indefinitely (no max lifetime)
- PR #111104: fix(discord): bound orphaned typing loops

These items address a bug where Discord typing indicator loops can run indefinitely without a maximum lifetime bound. The work involves adding a deadline guard to prevent such loops from becoming orphaned and running forever.

## TL;DR

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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

## Open related issues

- #90151: Discord typing indicator loops can orphan and run indefinitely (no max lifetime)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#90179: fix(discord): add typing_loop_max_lifetime deadline guard for orphaned typing loops**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`; refs `#90087`
- **#111104: fix(discord): bound orphaned typing loops**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `silent_close`; implication `active`
  - files: `hermes_cli/config_defaults.py`, `plugins/platforms/discord/adapter.py`, `tests/gateway/test_discord_send.py`

## Fix status

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