# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Loop command immediate first iteration option

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These issues and pull requests concern adding a flag or default behavior to the loop command so that its first iteration runs immediately rather than waiting for the initial interval. The feature is discussed both as a dedicated --start-now flag and as a potential default behavior change.

## 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 #97980. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #97980 (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-97980`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #97954: \[Feature\]: /loop --start-now flag to run the first iteration immediately, then recurrently

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#97980: feat(loop): /loop runs its first iteration immediately (salvage #97958)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `hermes_cli/loops.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_loops.py`, `tests/tui_gateway/test_loop_command.py`, `website/docs/user-guide/features/loops.md`
- **#97958: feat(loop): add --start-now to run the first iteration immediately**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `#97980`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #97980 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-08-30`.