# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Agent tip dismissal not persisted across conversations

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug where closing an agent-authored tip bubble had no lasting effect, causing it to reappear in every new conversation. These items address persisting dismissed state for agent tips so they stay closed.

## 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 #117633. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #117633 (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-117633`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #117216: \[Bug\]\[Desktop\] Agent-authored tips (show_tip) are not persisted as dismissed — the same bubble reappears in every new conversation after the user closes it

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#117633: fix(desktop): a ✕-closed agent tip stays closed across conversations (#117216, salvage #117264)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/use-message-stream/gateway-event/desktop-bridge.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/use-message-stream/gateway-event/desktop-bridge.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/store/tips.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/store/tips.ts`, `contributors/emails/[redacted:email]`
- **#117264: fix(desktop): remember dismissed agent tips**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `9c12b9808c`, `#117633`
- **#117265: fix(tips): give agent-authored tips a retireable content id**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `03905c0426064130`, `#117264`, `#117216`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #117633 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-20`.