# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Desktop READY sentinel parsing bug on macOS

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A regression where the desktop loses its local backend connection on macOS, traced to a READY sentinel being spliced into merged output in ways the parser did not handle. Two fix attempts address recognising the sentinel under these conditions.

## 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 #105350. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #105350 (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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #103792: \[Bug\]\[Regression\]: Desktop loses local backend after ready announcement on macOS

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#105350: fix(desktop): a READY sentinel spliced onto a stderr chunk is recognised in merged output (#103792, salvage #103841)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/electron/backend-ready.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/backend-ready.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/remote-lifecycle.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/remote-lifecycle.ts`
- **#103841: fix(desktop): tolerate a spliced READY sentinel in the merged output tail seed (refs #103792)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `#105350`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #105350 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-07`.