# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Glass mode user bubble opacity and bleed fixes

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These members address visual rendering issues in glass/dark mode on desktop, specifically an opaque background appearing behind the pinned user bubble and text bleed on flat glass surfaces. The group covers a reported bug and two related fix attempts.

## 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 #108489. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #108489 (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-108489`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #108185: \[Bug\]: Glass mode paints an opaque slab behind the pinned user bubble (black box around the user message in dark themes)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#108489: fix(desktop): restore flat glass surfaces without text bleed**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/DESIGN.md`, `apps/desktop/e2e/glass-surfaces.spec.ts`, `apps/desktop/scripts/fixtures/glass-surfaces.html`, `apps/desktop/scripts/fixtures/glass-surfaces.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/components/assistant-ui/thread/list.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/components/assistant-ui/thread/use-sticky-prompt-clip.test.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/components/assistant-ui/thread/use-sticky-prompt-clip.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/components/assistant-ui/thread/user-message.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/components/ui/pane-tab.test.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/components/ui/pane-tab.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/styles.css`, `apps/desktop/vitest.setup.ts`
- **#108195: fix(desktop): keep sticky user bubble translucent**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#108489`, `#108185`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #108489 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-11`.