# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Desktop chat pane flashes splash loader with multiple tabs

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items address a bug where the desktop chat pane briefly blanks to the brand-splash loader when multiple tabs are mounted, related to active chat selection being disrupted. A fix attempts to preserve the active chat state during selection churn.

## 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 #110216. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #110216 (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-110216`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #109233: \[Desktop\] Chat pane blanks to brand-splash loader for ~1s with multiple tabs mounted — no connection event

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#110216: Desktop chat pane no longer flashes the splash loader with multiple tabs mounted (#109233, salvage #109244)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/src/app/chat/index.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/chat/route-session-state.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/app/chat/route-session-state.ts`
- **#109244: fix(desktop): preserve active chat during selection churn**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `3c0dcbbdc775`, `#110216`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #110216 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-13`.