# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Pinned sessions incorrectly hidden in sidebar

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug caused pinned bot-mode sessions to disappear from the sidebar because pinning did not clear the hidden flag. Multiple fixes address clearing that flag when a session is pinned.

## TL;DR

- 5 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 3 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #106545. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #106545 (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-106545`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.40`: 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

- #106171: \[Bug\]: Pinned bot-mode session is invisible in the sidebar — pinning never clears the hidden flag

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#106545: Pinned bot-mode sessions no longer vanish from the sidebar (#106171, salvage #106180 + #106188)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`; implication `superseded`
  - files: `gateway/platforms/api_server.py`, `hermes_state_sessions.py`, `tests/test_hermes_state.py`
- **#106180: fix(session-state): clear hidden flag when a session is pinned**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `e3f50da513d9a2154f98562af0629902d8f7bb55`, `#106545`
- **#106188: fix(sessions): keep pinned sessions visible in sidebar listings (#106171)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `e3f50da513d9a2154f98562af0629902d8f7bb55`, `#106545`
- **#106699: fix(sessions): clear hidden flag when pinning and include pinned in sidebar (#106171)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#106545`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #106545 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-09`.