# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Slack exec-approval leaves stuck thinking status

## Open now

- 1 issue, 2 PRs open on GitHub.
- #92202: Slack: exec-approval prompt can leave a stuck 'is thinking...' status, blocking /approve in the thread
- PR #92204: fix(slack): clear assistant status after posting the exec approval prompt
- PR #92306: fix(slack): clear thinking status on exec-approval blocks (Fixes #92202)

A bug where the 'is thinking...' status persists after the exec-approval prompt is posted in Slack, blocking further actions in the thread. The members include the bug report and related fixes targeting this status-clearing behavior.

## 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `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

- #92202: Slack: exec-approval prompt can leave a stuck 'is thinking...' status, blocking /approve in the thread

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#92204: fix(slack): clear assistant status after posting the exec approval prompt**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `#92203`
  - files: `plugins/platforms/slack/adapter.py`, `tests/gateway/test_slack_approval_status_clear.py`
- **#92306: fix(slack): clear thinking status on exec-approval blocks (Fixes #92202)**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`
  - files: `plugins/platforms/slack/adapter.py`

## Fix status

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