# NousResearch/hermes-agent · TUI clipboard timeout leaves execFileNoThrow pending

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These issues and PRs concern a bug where clipboard subprocess calls via execFileNoThrow are not properly settled on timeout, particularly when a daemon grandchild process holds stdio open. The work involves ensuring timeouts resolve unconditionally regardless of lingering child processes.

## TL;DR

- 4 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 2 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #93355. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #93355 (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-93355`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.50`: 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

- #93134: TUI clipboard path can leave execFileNoThrow pending after timeout

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#93355: fix(tui): clipboard subprocess timeouts settle even when a daemon grandchild holds stdio (#93134)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `ui-tui/packages/hermes-ink/src/ink/termio/osc.ts`, `ui-tui/packages/hermes-ink/src/utils/execFileNoThrow.test.ts`, `ui-tui/packages/hermes-ink/src/utils/execFileNoThrow.ts`
- **#93148: fix(tui): settle execFileNoThrow on timeout even when a daemon holds stdio**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `#93355`
- **#93209: fix(tui): settle execFileNoThrow timeouts unconditionally**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`; refs `#93148`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #93355 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-08-24`.