# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Desktop preview tab close behavior bug

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug where preview pane tabs cannot be properly closed, with related fixes targeting how the live page URL is matched when closing preview tabs. The issues concern close events being no-ops and tabs restoring from local persistence on restart.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 1 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #102250. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #102250 (and any competing PRs below) before filing. Confirm the merged change covers your symptom.

## Maintainer resolution verdict

- Internal-tracker verdict over this cluster's issue members: `resolved` · deciding PR(s): `pr-102250`. This is distinct from the fix status above. Weigh it yourself.

## How this cluster was grouped

- Link evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.
- Pairwise link density `0.67`: the share of member pairs that carry a link, counting a structural link in full and a relevance-only link at 0.36. `1.00` means every pair is linked.

## Closed / duplicate issues

- #102166: \[Bug\] Preview pane tabs cannot be closed — preview.close event no-ops; tabs restore from local persistence on restart

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#102250: fix(desktop): close preview tabs by live browser URL**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/preview-open.test.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/use-preview-routing.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/store/preview.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/store/preview.ts`
- **#102324: fix(desktop): match live page URL when closing preview tabs (fixes #102166)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`; refs `#102250`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #102250 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-29`.