# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Local device entry icon and confirmation UX fixes

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items address two UX issues with the local 'This device' entry on desktop: it lacked a distinct icon to differentiate it from the default profile, and it triggered a local install without asking for confirmation first.

## 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 #122046. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #122046 (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-122046`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #102826: \[UX\]\[Desktop\]: Local "This device" entry shares same icon with default profile and starts a local install with no confirmation

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#122046: fix(desktop): confirm before switching to This device**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/electron/main.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/preload.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/app/chat/sidebar/connection-switcher.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/chat/sidebar/local-device-switch.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/chat/sidebar/profile-dropdown-switcher.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/chat/sidebar/profile-rail-fleet.test.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/chat/sidebar/profile-switcher.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/global.d.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/i18n/ar.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/i18n/de.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/i18n/en.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/i18n/es.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/i18n/fr.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/i18n/ja.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/i18n/ru.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/i18n/types.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/i18n/zh-hant.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/i18n/zh.ts`
- **#102835: fix(desktop): distinct icon for the at-rest local default pill**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#122046`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #122046 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-25`.