# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Restore chained update-all flow in About panel

## Open now

- 1 issue, 1 PR open on GitHub.
- #123117: \[Bug\]: About panel split into separate client/backend update buttons regressed the update UX — no concurrent or chained flow, backend restart is chaos
- PR #128423: fix(desktop): restore a chained "Update everything" action to About (#123117)

A regression in the About panel split update into separate client/backend buttons, breaking concurrent or chained updates. A fix to restore the unified 'Update everything' action is referenced.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 1 open PR(s), 0 merged PR(s), 1 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.67`: 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.

## Open related issues

- #123117: \[Bug\]: About panel split into separate client/backend update buttons regressed the update UX — no concurrent or chained flow, backend restart is chaos

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#123239: fix(desktop): restore a chained "Update everything" action to About (#123117)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`
- **#128423: fix(desktop): restore a chained "Update everything" action to About (#123117)**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`; refs `1063a6371`, `b30bbe2f5`, `#121209`
  - files: `apps/desktop/src/app/settings/about-settings.test.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/settings/about-settings.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/components/update-status.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/i18n/de.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/i18n/en.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/i18n/es.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/i18n/fr.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/i18n/types.ts`, `locales/_keys.desktop.json`

## Fix status

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