# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Desktop keep-alive session scroll and restore fixes

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug was reported where reopening a keep-alive chat tab fails to scroll to the latest message, requiring manual scrolling. Two related fixes address session loading stability and re-anchoring the thread to the latest message on reopen.

## 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 #112067. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #112067 (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: `unresolved`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #102248: \[Bug\]: Desktop — reopening a keep-alive chat tab doesn't land on the latest message (manual scroll needed)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#112067: fix(desktop): stabilize session loading and history restoration**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/src/app/chat/composer/index.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/chat/composer/status-stack/index.test.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/chat/composer/status-stack/index.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/chat/index.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/chat/runtime-backfill.test.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/chat/scroll-to-bottom-button.test.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/chat/scroll-to-bottom-button.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/chat/transcript-backfill.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/app/chat/transcript-backfill.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/use-session-actions.test.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/use-session-actions/display-hydration.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/use-session-actions/index.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/use-session-actions/provisional-transcript.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/components/assistant-ui/thread/index.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/components/assistant-ui/thread/list-restore-composer-resize.test.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/components/assistant-ui/thread/list-session-scroll.test.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/components/assistant-ui/thread/list.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/components/assistant-ui/thread/transcript-window.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/components/assistant-ui/thread/use-messages-below.test.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/components/assistant-ui/thread/use-messages-below.ts` (+12 more)
- **#102249: fix(desktop): re-anchor the session thread to the latest message on keep-alive reopen**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `3ccad12c0a`, `47f0cdf3a2`, `#112067`, `#102248`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #112067 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-15`.