# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Desktop tool result preservation and display fixes

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These issues and pull requests address a bug where the desktop client drops non-object tool results and incorrectly mixes display metadata into result payloads. The work focuses on preserving tool results accurately and separating display hints from result data in the live transcript.

## 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 #108525. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #108525 (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-108525`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #107267: \[Bug\]: Desktop drops non-object tool results and mixes display hints into result payloads

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#108525: fix(desktop): preserve tool results and keep live tool activity inspectable**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/src/app/contrib/hooks/live-status-reap.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/components/assistant-ui/thread/changed-files.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/components/assistant-ui/thread/message-parts.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/components/assistant-ui/thread/sealed-tool-parts.test.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/components/assistant-ui/thread/turn-activity.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/components/assistant-ui/thread/turn-activity.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/components/assistant-ui/tool/fallback-model.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/components/assistant-ui/tool/fallback-model/index.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/components/assistant-ui/tool/fallback-model/types.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/components/assistant-ui/tool/fallback.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/components/assistant-ui/tool/run-summary.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/components/assistant-ui/tool/skill-activity.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/components/assistant-ui/tool/skill-activity.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/components/assistant-ui/tool/tool-group.test.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` (+10 more)
- **#107277: fix(desktop): preserve non-object tool results in live transcript**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `#108525`
- **#107297: fix(desktop): preserve tool results and separate display metadata**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `#108525`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #108525 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-14`.