# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Archived view refresh on external session changes

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These issues and fixes address the desktop sidebar's Archived view not updating when sessions are archived or unarchived from outside the renderer. The work focuses on triggering a reload of that view when such external changes occur.

## 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 #112237. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #112237 (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-112237`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #111397: \[Bug\]: Desktop Archived view does not reload when a session is archived or unarchived outside the renderer

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#112237: fix(desktop): sidebar Archived view reloads when sessions are archived elsewhere (#111397, salvage #111412, #111418)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/src/app/contrib/hooks/use-background-sync.test.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/contrib/hooks/use-background-sync.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/store/sidebar-archive.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/store/sidebar-archive.ts`
- **#111412: fix(desktop): refresh archived sessions on external changes**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `05051691c6`, `#112237`
- **#111418: fix(desktop): reload the Archived view when sessions change elsewhere**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `05051691c6`, `#112237`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #112237 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-16`.