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2026-10-24-hermes-agent-mcp-servers-can-show-live-progress-in-the-calling-chat

MCP servers can show live progress in the calling chat. MCP tool calls carry progress tokens and forward server progress notifications as per-call tool.progress events into CLI, gateway and Desktop surfaces. The follow-up keys display state by chat and tool call, shows CLI progress only for its own call, and releases ephemeral stores.

Channel: tagged-release. Half: capability. Date: 2026-10-21.

Operator consequence: Use live progress during long tool calls to distinguish ongoing work from silence before interrupting or submitting duplicate work. Progress is server-reported activity, not completion or a billing receipt. Measure whether it actually reduces operator interruptions in the chosen integration.

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Run: 2026-10-24-weekly-digest-2026-10-13_2026-10-24-frontier-v0

Finding ID: 2026-10-24-hermes-agent-mcp-servers-can-show-live-progress-in-the-calling-chat

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  1. Hermes Agent
    commit2026-10-24-hermes-agent-mcp-servers-can-show-live-progress-in-the-calling-chatgithub.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/commit/60affe7fe2ce8ac96e3208fc97dc092617498b33commit2026-10-24-hermes-agent-mcp-servers-can-show-live-progress-in-the-calling-chatgithub.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/commit/bcb054ccc1bb45b48d0e7f5b9bfafe8f9b73f2c7tagged commit file2026-10-24-hermes-agent-mcp-servers-can-show-live-progress-in-the-calling-chatNousResearch/hermes-agent / tools/mcp_tool_handlers.py

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