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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""Check that subprocess calls in TUI-context code specify stdin=.
+
+When Hermes runs in TUI mode, the gateway child process communicates with
+the Node.js parent over a JSON-RPC protocol on stdin. Subprocess calls that
+inherit this fd can cause the gateway to exit with stdin EOF during tool
+execution (issue #14036, PR #39257).
+
+This script checks that all subprocess.run() and subprocess.Popen() calls
+in TUI-context files (agent/, tools/, plugins/, tui_gateway/) explicitly
+set stdin= to prevent fd inheritance.
+
+Exit codes:
+  0 — all calls are safe
+  1 — violations found
+  2 — script error
+
+Usage:
+  python scripts/check_subprocess_stdin.py [--fix]
+
+With --fix, prints the commands to add stdin=subprocess.DEVNULL to each
+violation (does not modify files).
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import os
+import re
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+
+# Directories that run inside the TUI gateway child process.
+TUI_CONTEXT_DIRS = [
+    "agent/",
+    "tools/",
+    "plugins/",
+    "tui_gateway/",
+]
+
+# Files with intentional stdin= override (e.g. input= creates a pipe).
+# Format: "filepath:line" or just "filepath" to skip the whole file.
+KNOWN_SAFE = {
+    "agent/shell_hooks.py",  # uses input=stdin_json, creates a pipe
+    "plugins/security-guidance/patterns.py",  # subprocess mentions are in reminder strings, not calls
+}
+
+# Directories to skip entirely.
+SKIP_DIRS = {
+    "tests/",
+    "scripts/",
+    "skills/",
+    "optional-skills/",
+    "hermes_cli/",
+    "gateway/",
+    "cron/",
+}
+
+
+def find_subprocess_calls(content: str, filepath: str) -> list[dict]:
+    """Find all subprocess.run/Popen calls missing stdin= in content."""
+    violations = []
+    lines = content.split("\n")
+
+    # Match only actual function calls — not comments, docstrings, or prose.
+    # The pattern requires an opening paren followed by an arg character
+    # (quote, bracket, letter, or closing paren for empty calls).
+    # This excludes ``subprocess.Popen(...)`` in docstrings and
+    # subprocess.run(...) in comments.
+    pattern = re.compile(r'subprocess\.(run|Popen)\s*\(["\'a-zA-Z_\[\(]')
+
+    for i, line in enumerate(lines):
+        # Skip comments.
+        stripped = line.lstrip()
+        if stripped.startswith("#"):
+            continue
+
+        # Skip lines where the match is inside backticks (docstring references).
+        if "``subprocess" in line:
+            continue
+
+        if not pattern.search(line):
+            continue
+
+        # Collect the full call (may span multiple lines).
+        call_start = i
+        paren_depth = 0
+        found_open = False
+        call_lines = []
+        for j in range(i, min(i + 30, len(lines))):
+            call_lines.append(lines[j])
+            for ch in lines[j]:
+                if ch == "(":
+                    paren_depth += 1
+                    found_open = True
+                elif ch == ")":
+                    paren_depth -= 1
+                    if found_open and paren_depth == 0:
+                        call_text = "\n".join(call_lines)
+
+                        # Already has stdin= → safe.
+                        if "stdin=" in call_text:
+                            break
+
+                        # Has input= → creates a pipe, safe.
+                        if "input=" in call_text:
+                            break
+
+                        violations.append({
+                            "file": filepath,
+                            "line": i + 1,
+                            "snippet": line.strip()[:120],
+                        })
+                        break
+            else:
+                continue
+            break
+
+    return violations
+
+
+def main() -> int:
+    fix_mode = "--fix" in sys.argv
+    repo_root = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent
+    os.chdir(repo_root)
+
+    all_violations = []
+
+    for tui_dir in TUI_CONTEXT_DIRS:
+        dirpath = repo_root / tui_dir
+        if not dirpath.exists():
+            continue
+
+        for py_file in dirpath.rglob("*.py"):
+            rel = str(py_file.relative_to(repo_root))
+
+            # Skip known-safe files.
+            if rel in KNOWN_SAFE:
+                continue
+
+            # Skip test files inside tools/ etc.
+            parts = py_file.parts
+            if any(skip.rstrip("/") in parts for skip in SKIP_DIRS):
+                continue
+
+            content = py_file.read_text()
+            violations = find_subprocess_calls(content, rel)
+            all_violations.extend(violations)
+
+    if all_violations:
+        print(f"❌ {len(all_violations)} subprocess calls missing stdin=:")
+        for v in all_violations:
+            print(f"  {v['file']}:{v['line']}: {v['snippet']}")
+        if fix_mode:
+            print("\nAdd stdin=subprocess.DEVNULL to each call above.")
+        return 1
+    else:
+        print("✅ All TUI-context subprocess calls have explicit stdin=")
+        return 0
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    sys.exit(main())