# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Desktop parked-branch update overlay changelog fix

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items address a bug where desktop installs on parked or local-only branches always display a generic 'Improvements and fixes' changelog and never dismiss the update banner, due to the changelog API returning 404 for local-only commit SHAs.

## 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 #116946. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #116946 (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-116946`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #114946: Desktop update overlay: parked-branch / local-commit installs always show "Improvements and fixes" and never clear the update banner (compare API 404 on local-only HEAD)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#116946: fix(desktop): update overlay clears on parked-branch installs and lists real commits instead of "Improvements and fixes" (#114946, salvage #107901)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/electron/main.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/update-api-check.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/update-api-check.ts`, `contributors/emails/[redacted:email]`
- **#115112: fix(desktop): a parked-branch update check resolves locally, and no fabricated changelog bullet (#114946)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `5f3ddaa96853`, `#116946`, `#114946`, `#107901`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #116946 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-20`.