# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Fix update hanging on prompts with unattended stdin

## Open now

- 1 issue, 1 PR open on GitHub.
- #92303: hermes update hangs forever on 'Restore local changes now? \[Y/n\]' when run unattended (Scheduled Task / hidden stdin)
- PR #140820: fix(update): an unattended console cannot hang the update prompts

These items address a bug where the update process blocks indefinitely on interactive prompts when stdin is not attached to a terminal, such as in scheduled or automated runs. The fixes aim to prevent the process from hanging by bounding or skipping prompts in unattended contexts.

## TL;DR

- 5 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 1 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 2 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #97052. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #97052 (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: `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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.40`: 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

- #92303: hermes update hangs forever on 'Restore local changes now? \[Y/n\]' when run unattended (Scheduled Task / hidden stdin)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#97052: fix(update): gate the fork-upstream prompt for --yes and non-tty runs**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `hermes_cli/subcommands/update.py`, `hermes_cli/update_cmd.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_cmd_update.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_update_upstream_prompt_noninteractive.py`
- **#92410: fix(update): bound the update prompts so an unattended run cannot hang**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `00bbfc6900`, `#97052`
- **#92448: fix(update): never block on prompts when stdin is unattended**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#97052`
- **#140820: fix(update): an unattended console cannot hang the update prompts**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `silent_close`; implication `active`
  - files: `hermes_cli/update_cmd.py`, `hermes_cli/update_cmd_config.py`, `hermes_cli/update_cmd_git.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_update_unattended_console.py`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #97052 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-08-28`.
- Subsystem: `hermes_cli`