nesquena-hermes
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Rebase PR #5162 (rename busy_input_mode -> default_message_mode; flip the default from 'queue' to 'steer') onto current origin/master WITHOUT dropping the shipped #5170 localStorage persistence mirror. Rename the mirror machinery to the new setting name for consistency: _BUSY_INPUT_MODES -> _DEFAULT_MESSAGE_MODES (values unchanged) _normalizeBusyInputMode -> _normalizeDefaultMessageMode (fallback now 'steer') _persistBusyInputMode -> _persistDefaultMessageMode _readPersistedBusyInputMode -> _readPersistedDefaultMessageMode window._busyInputMode -> window._defaultMessageMode (+ renamed exports) localStorage: write the new 'hermes-default-message-mode' key; read it with a fallback to the legacy 'hermes-busy-input-mode' key so an existing user's persisted preference survives the rename. Preserve #5170 behavior at every mirror site under the new names: - boot success -> window._defaultMessageMode=_persistDefaultMessageMode(...) - boot FAILURE -> window._defaultMessageMode=_readPersistedDefaultMessageMode() (NOT a hardcoded 'steer' — a saved 'interrupt'/'queue' must still apply when the server is unreachable; do not regress #5167/#5132) - preferences autosave, settings-panel load, and _applySavedSettingsUi all persist through _persistDefaultMessageMode(...) Tests updated for the rename while keeping the persistence-behavior assertions (test_1062, test_5145, test_5167); test_5167 gains explicit guards that the load-failure path reads the persisted pref and never hardcodes a literal mode, plus autosave/panel-load mirror-write coverage. Co-authored-by: Rod Boev <rod.boev@gmail.com>
RFCs
This directory holds design documents for hermes-webui features that are worth thinking through in writing before (or alongside) implementation — typically when the change touches durability, recovery, schema, or cross- cutting infrastructure.
Conventions
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One file per RFC. Filename is the topic (kebab-case), not a number.
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Top of every RFC carries a small header:
- **Status:** Proposed | Accepted | Implemented | Withdrawn - **Author:** @github-handle - **Created:** YYYY-MM-DD -
Sections usually include: Problem, Goals, Non-goals, Proposal, Open questions, Rollout plan. Skip what doesn't apply.
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An RFC is a starting point for review. Comments and revisions land via PR edits, not separate discussion threads.
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An RFC documents a design direction. It is not an invitation to file implementation PRs against fragments of it. Before opening any PR that implements an accepted RFC, confirm with a maintainer in the tracking issue that the implementation slice is wanted and that no other contributor is already building it. Speculative implementations of RFC fragments without a confirmed integration site will be held.
When to file an RFC
- The change is large enough that you want consensus before writing code.
- The change touches data-at-rest formats or recovery semantics.
- The change introduces a new architectural primitive (journal, queue, scheduler, cache layer) that other features will build on.
- A reviewer asks for one during code review.
When in doubt, just ship the code — small features don't need RFCs. First-time contributor RFCs should be discussed in an issue before opening a PR.
Current RFCs
hermes-run-adapter-contract.md— #1925 event/control contract, runtime-state ownership matrix, acceptance catalog, and reversible migration gates for moving WebUI execution behind an explicit adapter boundary.webui-run-state-consistency-contract.md— #2361 consistency rules for keeping transcript, model context, live streams, replay, compression, and session metadata coherent during active and recovered WebUI runs.live-to-final-assistant-replies.md— #3400 product model for long-running assistant replies, live process prose, tool activity, recovery, terminal outcomes, and the final-answer boundary.transparent-stream-activity-mode.md— #3820 opt-in display mode for power users who need a transparent, chronological Thinking / progress / tool-call stream alongside the default Compact Worklog model.stable-assistant-turn-anchors.md— #3926 proposed frontend presentation/reconciliation model for anchoring live assistant activity, settled final answers, replay, and Compact/Transparent render modes to one assistant turn.canonical-session-resolution.md— #2361 focused contract for resolving URL, query parameter, localStorage, sidebar, and compression-lineage session IDs to one canonical visible chat target.turn-journal.md— Crash-safe WebUI turn journal for recovering interrupted chat submissions.webui-pending-intent-controls.md— #3058 control-surface companion to #3400 for Queue, Steer, Stop-and-send, Interrupt, and leftover-steer inputs submitted while a long-running agent session is active.