# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Desktop chat composer lost during session refresh

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items address a bug where the Hermes Desktop chat composer disappears or unmounts during transient session loading states, including a related issue with addRange being called on a detached editor.

## 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 #117668. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #117668 (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-117668`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #117375: \[Bug\]: Hermes Desktop chat composer disappears during transient loading state

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#117668: fix(desktop): chat composer stays mounted through transient session loaders; no addRange on a detached editor (#117375, #117285)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/src/app/chat/composer/rich-editor.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/app/chat/composer/rich-editor.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/app/chat/index.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/chat/thread-loading.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/app/chat/thread-loading.ts`
- **#117546: fix(desktop): preserve composer during session refresh**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#117668`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #117668 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-21`.