# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Desktop title bar center plugin navigation bug fix

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug causes desktop plugins placed in the title bar center to break silently after navigating to a full-page route and back. The related items address fixing plugin persistence and layout slot stability across navigation.

## 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 #114960. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #114960 (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-114960`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #114290: \[Bug\]: Desktop plugins on titleBar.center silently break after visiting a full-page route and returning (introduced by 444c75c10a)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#114960: fix(desktop): titleBar.center plugins survive chat↔page navigation; page controls get their own area (#114290, salvage #114317)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/src/app/contrib/controller.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/routes.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/app/shell/titlebar-controls.test.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/shell/titlebar-controls.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/plugins/kanban/board-switcher.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/plugins/kanban/board.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/sdk/index.ts`, `website/docs/developer-guide/desktop-plugin-sdk.md`
- **#114317: fix(desktop): keep titleBar.center in one permanent slot**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `14d862384b19`, `#114960`, `#114290`, `#114317`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #114960 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-18`.