Hermes looks stuck? Check the tool activity rows before you restart
dean_rie · x · 2026-11-11
A practical troubleshooting guide for Hermes: a quiet chat can still have a tool call running underneath. Long file reads or commands take minutes and the chat shows nothing until they finish.
- Open the tool activity rows under the chat
- A row is running: wait, it keeps counting
- A row is red: the error reason is in the row
- Nothing running and no reply: the turn ended, send the next message
Use /status to inspect session, model, tokens and context, and run the three-file test once to learn what a busy Hermes looks like.
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