# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Minimize to system tray on window close (Windows)

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items all request that the desktop app continue running in the system tray when the window is closed, rather than quitting entirely. The focus is on Windows, with at least one item specifying this behavior should not alter existing Close or Quit actions.

## 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 #118441. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #118441 (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: `unresolved`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #113712: \[Feature\] Keep running in the system tray after the window is closed (Windows)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#118441: feat(desktop): minimize to tray without changing Close or Quit**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/DESIGN.md`, `apps/desktop/electron/main.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/minimize-to-tray-native-fixture/main.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/minimize-to-tray.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/minimize-to-tray.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/preload.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/tray-host.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/tray-host.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/app/settings/appearance-settings.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/settings/appearance-subpages.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/app/settings/minimize-to-tray-setting.test.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/settings/minimize-to-tray-setting.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/settings/settings-search.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/app/settings/use-settings-search.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/global.d.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/i18n/ar.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/i18n/en.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/i18n/ja.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/i18n/ru.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/i18n/types.ts` (+3 more)
- **#113724: feat(desktop): keep Windows app in tray on close**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#118441`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #118441 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-21`.