hermes - 💡(How to fix) Fix bug(cli): Status bar duplicated as new lines when idle (not updating in-place) [1 comments, 1 participants]

Description

When leaving the Hermes CLI chat idle for an extended period (no user input), empty dialogue boxes / blank message bubbles keep appearing automatically in the terminal.

Environment

• Hermes Agent: v0.10.0 (2026.4.16)
• macOS (Apple Silicon)
• Model: xiaomi/mimo-v2-pro via Nous

Steps to Reproduce

1. Start a

╭──────────── Hermes Agent v0.10.0 (2026.4.16) · upstream 6af04474 ────────────╮ │ Available Tools │ │ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣀⡀⠀⣀⣀⠀⢀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ browser: browser_back, browser_cdp, │ │ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣠⣴⣾⣿⣿⣇⠸⣿⣿⠇⣸⣿⣿⣷⣦⣄⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ browser_click, ... │ │ ⠀⢀⣠⣴⣶⠿⠋⣩⡿⣿⡿⠻⣿⡇⢠⡄⢸⣿⠟⢿⣿⢿⣍⠙⠿⣶⣦⣄⡀⠀ clarify: clarify │ │ ⠀⠀⠉⠉⠁⠶⠟⠋⠀⠉⠀⢀⣈⣁⡈⢁⣈⣁⡀⠀⠉⠀⠙⠻⠶⠈⠉⠉⠀⠀ code_execution: execute_code │ │ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣴⣿⡿⠛⢁⡈⠛⢿⣿⣦⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ cronjob: cronjob │ │ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠿⣿⣦⣤⣈⠁⢠⣴⣿⠿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ delegation: delegate_task │ │ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠉⠻⢿⣿⣦⡉⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ file: patch, read_file, search_files, │ │ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⢷⣦⣈⠛⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ write_file │ │ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⣴⠦⠈⠙⠿⣦⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ hindsight: hindsight_recall, │ │ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠸⣿⣤⡈⠁⢤⣿⠇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ hindsight_reflect, ... │ │ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠛⠷⠄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ homeassistant: ha_call_service, │ │ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣀⠑⢶⣄⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ha_get_state, ... │ │ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⠁⢰⡆⠈⡿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ (and 11 more toolsets...) │ │ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠳⠈⣡⠞⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ │ │ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Available Skills │ │ apple: apple-notes, apple-reminders, │ │ mimo-v2-pro · Nous Research findmy, imessage │ │ /Users/chengliang autonomous-ai-agents: claude-code, codex, │ │ Session: 20260419_104910_1c9374 crewai-hermes-daily-briefin... │ │ creative: architecture-diagram, │ │ ascii-art, ascii-video, e... │ │ data-science: jupyter-live-kernel │ │ devops: mac-npm-env-fix, │ │ paperclip-hermes-integration, ... │ │ divination: numerologist-skills │ │ email: himalaya │ │ gaming: minecraft-modpack-server, │ │ pokemon-player │ │ general: ak-rss-digest, any2card-render, │ │ apple-calendar,... │ │ github: codebase-inspection, github-auth, │ │ github-code-r... │ │ leisure: find-nearby │ │ mcp: mcporter, native-mcp │ │ media: dreamina-cli, gemini-tts, │ │ gif-search, heartmula... │ │ mlops: audiocraft-audio-generation, │ │ axolotl, clip, dsp... │ │ note-taking: max-research-processor, │ │ max-sci-research-archiv... │ │ openclaw-imports: actionbook, │ │ actionbook-scraper, active-research... │ │ productivity: ai-nav-auto-update, │ │ google-workspace, jinan-fin... │ │ reading: deep-reading-bible │ │ red-teaming: godmode │ │ research: arxiv, blogwatcher, llm-wiki, │ │ ml-paper-writing,... │ │ smart-home: openhue │ │ social-media: xhs-cover-design-pil, │ │ xiaohongshu-content-creat... │ │ software-development: code-review, plan, │ │ requesting-code-review, suba... │ │ │ │ 35 tools · 239 skills · /help for │ │ commands │ ╰──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯

Welcome to Hermes Agent! Type your message or /help for commands. ✦ Tip: Container mode: place .container-mode in HERMES_HOME and the host CLI auto-execs into the container.

Goodbye! ⚕ session 2. Leave it idle for a long time (no input) 3. Empty dialogue boxes appear periodically

Expected Behavior

The CLI should remain static when idle — no empty boxes or blank messages.

Suspected Cause

Possibly related to one or more of:

• firing during idle on a closed event loop (the neuter workaround at cli.py:640-648 may not fully prevent it)
• Gateway heartbeat/keepalive events being rendered as empty messages
• Prompt_toolkit re-rendering on background thread activity

The code already has comments acknowledging idle-time event loop issues (cli.py:640-648, cli.py:700-705), suggesting this is a known area of fragility.