# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Desktop refresh drops messages in long tool turns

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items address a bug where long, tool-heavy turns cause the desktop refresh mechanism to lose earlier messages and misorder the prompt relative to its replies. The fixes involve overlapping refresh pages and merging by stored ID to preserve transcript continuity.

## 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 #121627. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #121627 (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-121627`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #120485: Desktop: a long tool-heavy turn makes the refresh drop earlier messages and put the prompt below its replies

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#121627: fix(desktop): extend refresh pages to overlap and merge by stored id so long turns keep earlier messages**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/src/app/chat/transcript-backfill.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/app/chat/transcript-backfill.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/app/contrib/hooks/use-background-sync.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/app/contrib/hooks/use-background-sync.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/app/contrib/hooks/use-session-tile-delegate.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/use-session-actions/index.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/store/transcript-tail.ts`, `contributors/emails/6892567+josephsellers@users.noreply.github.com`
- **#120493: fix(desktop): preserve transcript across long refreshes**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#121627`, `#120485`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #121627 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-25`.