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#82 · agent.session_stall_timeout, the stall notice explained

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if your Hermes bot has ever sent "Agent session appears stalled", that is a watchdog, and it never stops the turn.

it speaks up once when you have sent a follow-up and the agent has shown no activity for 5 minutes. then it is your call: /new, /stop, or keep waiting.

raise the number for long jobs, or set 0 to turn it off.

docs: https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/user-guide/configuration#session-stall-watchdog

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