# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Defer Linux desktop entry writes off launch path

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items address a problem where Linux desktop entry files were being written during early launch (including during gnome-shell STARTING), and propose deferring those writes until after the window is on screen.

## 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 #112275. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #112275 (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-112275`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #111906: Linux: desktop-entry self-heal still writes during gnome-shell STARTING after #111396 — move entry writes off the launch hot path

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#112275: fix(desktop): Linux app-grid launches write hermes.desktop only after the window is on screen (#111906, supersedes #111915)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/electron/linux-launcher-ready.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/linux-launcher-ready.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/main.ts`, `hermes_cli/linux_desktop_entry.py`, `hermes_cli/main_desktop.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_gui_command.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_linux_desktop_entry.py`, `website/docs/user-guide/desktop.md`
- **#111915: fix(desktop): defer Linux desktop entry writes**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `49b9bbb6fc`, `#112275`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #112275 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-16`.