# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Headless clarify blocking in single-query CLI turns

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug where the clarify prompt has no guard for single-query (headless) mode, causing the CLI to block indefinitely on a modal that is never shown. The associated fixes address answering clarify automatically in that context.

## 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 #99483. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #99483 (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-99483`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #94943: \[Bug\]: clarify has no single-query guard — a -q turn blocks up to agent.clarify_timeout on a modal that is never painted

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#99483: fix(cli): answer clarify headless in single-query turns (salvage #94960)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `hermes_cli/cli_agent_setup_mixin.py`, `tests/cli/test_single_query_clarify.py`
- **#94960: fix(cli): answer clarify headless in single-query turns**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `#99483`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #99483 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-08-31`.