# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Desktop chat-swap overlay leak on superseded wake

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These issues and PRs concern a bug where the 'Waking up...' chat-swap overlay is not cleaned up when an openSession call is superseded by a newer one. The fixes address generation-guarding logic in the SDK that skips cleanup for the overlay set by the superseded wake.

## 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 #116881. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #116881 (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-116881`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #115844: Desktop: chat-swap overlay ("Waking up...") leaks when openSession is superseded — generation-guarded clear in sdk/index.ts skips cleanup

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#116881: fix(desktop): a superseded wake clears the chat-swap overlay it put up (#115844, salvage #115863)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/src/sdk/index.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/sdk/profile-routing.test.ts`
- **#115863: fix(desktop): clear the swap overlay a superseded wake set, not just the current one**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `0a32314c20fe`, `#116881`, `#115844`, `#115863`
- **#115869: fix(desktop): superseded wakes retire the chat-swap overlay instead of leaking it**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `0a32314c20fe`, `#116881`, `#115844`, `#115863`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #116881 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-20`.