# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Sidebar search exact session-ID hit ordering fix

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug was reported where searching by exact session ID in the desktop sidebar buries the precise match behind other recency-sorted results. Related fixes attempt to keep the exact ID match pinned at the top of search results.

## 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 #116929. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #116929 (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-116929`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #116238: \[Bug\]: Desktop - sidebar search buries exact session-ID hit behind recency-sorted client matches

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#116929: fix(desktop): sidebar search keeps the exact session-id hit on top (#116238, salvage #116265)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/src/app/chat/sidebar/index.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/chat/sidebar/search-results-order.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/app/chat/sidebar/sessions-section.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/types/hermes.ts`, `hermes_cli/web_routers/sessions.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_web_server_session_search.py`
- **#116265: fix(desktop): keep the sidebar search's exact-id hit on top**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `cc0fe87634e2`, `#116929`, `#116238`, `#116265`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #116929 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-20`.