# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Desktop SSH session token persistence fix

## Open now

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A bug caused desktop SSH remote connections to enter a 403 WebSocket dial loop because persisted registry tokens were rejected after restarts or renames. The fix ensures SSH session tokens are retained correctly in the v2 connection registry.

## TL;DR

- 4 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 2 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #104521. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #104521 (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-104521`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.50`: 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

- #103795: \[Bug\]: Desktop SSH remote Bot Chat stuck in 403 WS dial loop - persisted registry token is rejected by the backend it was persisted for

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#104521: fix(desktop): SSH connections keep their session token across restarts and renames — no more 403 WS loop (#103795, salvage #103826)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/electron/connection-registry.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/connection-registry.ts`
- **#103826: fix(desktop): keep the ssh session token in the v2 connection registry (#103795)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `d86627a7f3`, `#104521`, `#103795`, `#103831`
- **#103831: fix: \[Bug\]: Desktop SSH remote Bot Chat stuck in 403 WS dial loop - persisted registry token is rejected by the backend it was persisted for (#103795)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `#103795`, `#104521`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #104521 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-06`.