# NousResearch/hermes-agent · CLI quiet mode leaking reasoning and tool output to stdout

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These members address a bug where the -Q (quiet) flag in the CLI does not suppress reasoning box content, tool progress diffs, and spinner lines from stdout. The group includes the bug report and related fix attempts.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 1 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #93325. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #93325 (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-93325`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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.

## Closed / duplicate issues

- #93220: \[Bug\]: chat -Q leaks Reasoning box and tool-progress diffs to stdout despite quiet mode

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#93325: fix(cli): -Q stdout no longer leaks reasoning, tool diffs, or spinner lines (#93220, salvages #68212)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `cli.py`, `contributors/emails/[redacted:email]`, `run_agent.py`, `tests/test_cli_quiet_stdout_leak.py`
- **#93226: fix(cli): stop -Q leaking the reasoning box and tool diffs to stdout**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `175054c14`, `#93325`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #93325 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-08-24`.