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Preserve local branch pins during updater self-heal

Cluster 105042 · apps/desktop. Data as of

2 open items. Fix merged in #126995 on 29 Sep 2026. Check it covers your case.

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2open PRs
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Known?
Yes. 4 related items grouped here, 1 issue already closed.
Fix event
A fix was merged to main in PR #126995. Check it covers your case. No release data is tracked.
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0 issues and 2 PRs.

A bug where the desktop updater misidentifies never-pushed or unmerged local branches as gone and silently resets their pin to main. Multiple fixes address preserving the original branch pin during the updater healing process.

Open issues0

No open issues.

Open PRs2

  • PR#105053fix(desktop): preserve branch-pin for local and unmerged branches during updater healing (#105042)
  • PR#105055fix(desktop): keep never-pushed branches pinned during update self-heal

Fixes on record

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  • #126995 fix(update): keep never-pushed and unmerged branches pinned in source check

    merged to main

    files: hermes_cli/source_check.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_source_check.py

Closed issues · 1
  • Closed#105042[Bug]: desktop updater treats a never-pushed local branch as "merged, gone" (ls-remote exit 2) and silently re-pins to main
How this cluster was grouped
  • Link evidence (structural links throughout): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.
  • Pairwise link density 0.50: the share of item 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.

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Subsystem
apps/desktop
Merged PRs
#126995
Closed issues
1
Attempts
0 PRs closed without merging
Fix link checked
29 Sep 2026

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