# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Archive operations incorrectly hiding live chat tip

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug where lineage-wide or bulk archive operations caused the live messaging tip to be hidden in the Desktop sidebar. Multiple fixes address different code paths triggering this misbehavior.

## TL;DR

- 4 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 2 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #116986. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #116986 (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-116986`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #115489: \[Bug\] Lineage-wide archive hides the live messaging tip from the Desktop sidebar (orphan-reap collateral)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#116986: fix(sessions): bulk archive never hides a live chat because its old history matched (#115489, salvage #115500)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `hermes_cli/sessions_cmd.py`, `hermes_state_maintenance.py`, `hermes_state_sessions.py`, `tests/hermes_state/test_session_archiving.py`, `website/docs/user-guide/sessions.md`
- **#115500: fix(state): automatic lineage archives spare the open live tip**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `ad1707e57067`, `#116986`, `#115489`, `#115500`
- **#115537: fix(sessions): keep lineage-wide archive from hiding the live messaging tip**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `ad1707e57067`, `#116986`, `#115489`, `#115500`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #116986 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-20`.