# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Fix misleading empty state on project load errors

## Open now

- 0 issues, 1 PR open on GitHub.
- PR #104301: fix(desktop): distinguish project drill-in load failure from empty state

A bug where a fetch error in the project sidebar incorrectly displayed a 'No sessions yet' empty state, making sessions appear deleted when they were intact. The fix distinguishes between a load error (\`failed\` fetch) and a genuinely empty project.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 1 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 0 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #104964. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #104964 (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-104964`. This is distinct from the fix status above. Weigh it yourself.

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- Link evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.
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## Closed / duplicate issues

- #104280: \[Bug\]: Project sidebar shows "No sessions yet" when the drill-in fetch fails — sessions look deleted but are intact

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#104964: fix(desktop): failed project loads no longer look empty (#104280)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/src/app/chat/sidebar/index.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/chat/sidebar/section-states.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/chat/sidebar/use-entered-project-sessions.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/app/chat/sidebar/use-entered-project-sessions.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/i18n/ar.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/i18n/en.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`, `apps/desktop/src/store/projects.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/store/projects.ts`
- **#104301: fix(desktop): distinguish project drill-in load failure from empty state**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `#104301`
  - files: `apps/desktop/src/app/chat/sidebar/index.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/chat/sidebar/section-states.test.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/chat/sidebar/section-states.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/i18n/ar.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/i18n/en.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`, `apps/desktop/src/store/projects.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/store/projects.ts`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #104964 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-07`.
- Subsystem: `apps/desktop`