# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Fix stale transcript blocking chat sends on desktop

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug caused desktop chat to permanently block sending messages when the transcript was considered stale. Fixes address how staleness is detected and allow the client to catch up and send instead of refusing indefinitely.

## 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 #123574. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #123574 (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-123574`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #123033: \[Bug\]: Desktop — stale-transcript guard permanently blocks sends in active sessions ("Chat out of date" loop)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#123574: fix(desktop): don't count backend-authored notices as transcript staleness**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/use-session-actions/utils.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/lib/chat-messages/hydration.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/lib/chat-messages/types.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/lib/stale-transcript-guard.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/lib/stale-transcript-guard.ts`
- **#123248: fix(desktop): catch up and send instead of refusing forever on a stale transcript (#123033)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `#123574`, `#123033`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #123574 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-26`.