# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Base-branch picker duplication and selection bugs

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items address bugs in the base-branch picker where branches were listed repeatedly and the caller's chosen base branch was overridden or not preserved. Fixes span the desktop worktree flow and related session/plugin issues bundled in one patch.

## 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 #122077. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #122077 (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-122077`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #119745: \[Bug\]: New-worktree base-branch picker re-lists branches in an endless loop on a non-git folder, and overrides the "Branch off from" base

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#122077: fix: ACP sessions end at shutdown, approval batch re-gates after failure, base-branch picker settles, regex literals in the plugin loader**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `acp_adapter/entry.py`, `acp_adapter/session.py`, `agent/terminal_approval_batch.py`, `agent/tool_executor.py`, `apps/desktop/src/app/chat/sidebar/projects/base-branch-picker.test.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/chat/sidebar/projects/base-branch-picker.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/use-session-list-actions.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/contrib/runtime-loader.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/contrib/runtime-loader.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/lib/session-source.ts`, `tests/acp_adapter/test_session.py`, `tests/agent/test_terminal_approval_batch.py`
- **#119746: fix(desktop): the base-branch picker lists a repo once and keeps the base the caller chose**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#122077`
- **#119882: fix(desktop): preserve worktree base branch selection**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#122077`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #122077 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-27`.