# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Windows cookie-auth remote sign-in loop fix

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug on Windows causes non-primary cookie-authenticated remotes to re-prompt for sign-in on every connection, traced to URL-encoded colons (%3A) appearing in cookie partition folder names. The cluster covers the bug report and related fixes addressing cookie jar path formatting.

## 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 #112203. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #112203 (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-112203`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #112116: \[Bug\]: Desktop on Windows — non-primary cookie-auth remotes re-prompt for sign-in on every connect (per-connection cookie jar folder contains %3A)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#112203: fix(desktop): non-primary cookie-auth remotes stay signed in on Windows (#112116, #100373, salvage #112117)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/AGENTS.md`, `apps/desktop/electron/oauth-partition.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/oauth-partition.ts`
- **#112117: fix(desktop): keep cookie partitions colon-free so Windows cookie jars work**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `d4d9cf16d9`, `#112203`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #112203 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-16`.