# NousResearch/hermes-agent · WebSocket auth fix for gated server session tokens

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug was identified where desktop token-mode remote gateway connections could not open WebSocket connections against gated servers. Related fixes address accepting provider-verified or valid session tokens in gated WebSocket authentication.

## 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 #128521. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #128521 (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-128521`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #106685: \[Bug\]: Desktop token-mode Remote gateway can never open /api/ws against a gated server

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#128521: fix(auth): accept provider-verified session tokens in gated WebSocket auth**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `hermes_cli/web_server_chat.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_dashboard_auth_ws_auth.py`
- **#106698: fix(auth): accept valid session tokens in gated WebSocket auth (#106685)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #128521 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-30`.