# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Fix desktop dev-run terminal CWD pinning bug

## Open now

- 1 issue, 1 PR open on GitHub.
- #121259: \[Bug\]: source-run desktop pins TERMINAL_CWD to the repo root, defeating the install-tree context guard (AGENTS.md loaded + truncated every turn)
- PR #128491: fix(desktop): stop pinning source-tree TERMINAL_CWD on dev runs (#121259)

A bug was identified where running the desktop app from source incorrectly pinned TERMINAL_CWD to the repository root, and these members track the report and associated fix.

## TL;DR

- 4 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 1 open PR(s), 0 merged PR(s), 2 PR(s) closed without merging.
- No fix has been merged to main; one or more PRs were attempted (see below).
- **Recommended:** review the prior/competing PR(s) below. A fix was attempted but not merged; your case may extend or revive that work.

## Maintainer resolution verdict

- Internal-tracker verdict over this cluster's issue members: `unresolved`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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.

## Open related issues

- #121259: \[Bug\]: source-run desktop pins TERMINAL_CWD to the repo root, defeating the install-tree context guard (AGENTS.md loaded + truncated every turn)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#121265: Fix desktop source-run terminal cwd**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`
- **#122177: fix(desktop): stop pinning source-tree TERMINAL_CWD on dev runs**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`
- **#128491: fix(desktop): stop pinning source-tree TERMINAL_CWD on dev runs (#121259)**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `#1`
  - files: `apps/desktop/electron/main.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/workspace-cwd.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/workspace-cwd.ts`

## Fix status

- No merged fix on record.
- Subsystem: `apps/desktop`