# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Desktop remote workspace 'Open containing folder' fix

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These issues and pull requests address a bug where 'Open containing folder' behaves incorrectly for remote sessions, either appearing when it shouldn't, doing nothing silently, or reporting a path that does not exist on the local machine.

## TL;DR

- 4 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 2 merged PR(s), 1 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #117002. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #117002 (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-117002`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.50`: 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

- #115167: \[Bug\]: Desktop — "Open containing folder" on a remote bot's workspace does nothing: the reveal door reports success for a path that is not on this computer, and the status bar offers it where the sidebar already hides it

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#117002: fix(desktop): "Open containing folder" is offered only for a session on this computer and reports a path that is not here (#115167, slim redo of #115168)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/electron/fs-ipc.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/fs-ipc.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/app/shell/hooks/use-statusbar-items.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/i18n/en.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/i18n/types.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/store/file-actions.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/store/file-actions.ts`, `website/docs/user-guide/desktop.md`
- **#117010: fix(desktop): "Open containing folder" is hidden for remote workspaces and toasts on a missing path (#115167, salvage #115168)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/electron/fs-ipc.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/fs-ipc.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/app/chat/sidebar/projects/project-menu.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/chat/sidebar/projects/workspace-header.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/shell/hooks/use-statusbar-items.test.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/shell/hooks/use-statusbar-items.tsx`, `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`, `apps/desktop/src/i18n/zh-hant.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/i18n/zh.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/lib/desktop-fs.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/store/projects.ts`
- **#115168: fix(desktop): "Open containing folder" is not offered for a remote session's workspace, and a missing path says so (#115167)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `#117010`, `#115168`, `#115167`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #117002 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-20`.