# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Desktop mid-turn steering broken after stored-session rotation

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug report and multiple fix attempts address a regression where the steer action silently fails or becomes a no-op on desktop when a stored session ID rotation occurs mid-turn. The fixes focus on preserving steering functionality across that rotation event.

## 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 #128455. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #128455 (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-128455`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #119021: \[Bug\]: Desktop — mid-turn steer silently refused (composer queues, "Steer" button is a no-op); regression from #117131

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#128455: fix(desktop): keep mid-turn steering working across a stored-session rotation**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/use-prompt-actions/steering-recovery.test.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/use-prompt-actions/steering-session.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/use-session-actions.test.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/use-session-actions/index.ts`
- **#119026: fix(desktop): allow steering after stored id rotation**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#128455`, `#119021`
- **#119037: fix(desktop): keep steering through verified stored id rotation**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `44963fd6983398592dc761c00e29c7aff6e48b35`, `#119026`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #128455 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-29`.