# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Desktop Settings scope switch causes infinite spinner

## Open now

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A bug where switching the 'Applies to' scope in Desktop Settings triggers profile backend calls with background priority, causing an infinite spinner when background slots are saturated. The fixes reprioritize these backend dials to foreground.

## TL;DR

- 4 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 2 merged PR(s), 1 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #113815. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #113815 (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-113815`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #111651: \[Bug\]: Desktop Settings "Applies to" scope switch dials profile backends with background priority — infinite spinner when the pool's background slots are saturated

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#112216: fix(desktop): Settings 'Applies to' scope switch dials the profile backend foreground instead of spinning forever (#111651, salvage #111672)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/electron/backend-dial-claim.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/main.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/api/client.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/api/config.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/api/mcp.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/api/skills.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/api/toolsets.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/app/settings/vault-settings.test.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/settings/vault-settings.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/global.d.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/hermes-capability-scope.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/store/gateway-profile-request.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/store/gateway.ts`
- **#113815: fix(desktop): every explicitly scoped api/ read dials its profile backend foreground (closes remaining atoms of #111651)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/src/api/client.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/api/config.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/api/mcp.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/api/messaging.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/api/models.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/api/sessions.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/api/sessions.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/api/skills.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/api/toolsets.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/app/contrib/hooks/use-desktop-integrations.test.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/hermes-capability-scope.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/hermes.test.ts`
- **#111672: fix(desktop): prioritize scoped Settings backend dials**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `d30c05bebf`, `#112216`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #113815 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-17`.