# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Desktop entry Exec launcher selection fix

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items address a problem where the desktop entry Exec field could resolve to a launcher incapable of serving the desktop app, with fixes to filter out unsuitable launchers and ensure the Linux launcher targets a CLI that can properly serve it.

## 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 #126650. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #126650 (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-126650`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #122485: Desktop entry \`Exec\` can resolve to a launcher that cannot serve \`hermes desktop\`

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#126650: fix(desktop): Linux launcher targets a CLI that can serve the app and skips the rebuild**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `hermes_cli/linux_desktop_entry.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_linux_desktop_entry.py`
- **#122486: fix(desktop): keep launchers that cannot serve the desktop app out of the persisted Exec**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `#122442`, `#126031`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #126650 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-28`.