# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Fix duplicate rendering of settled live rows

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These members address a bug where finished or settled live rows render twice on desktop due to deduplication logic relying on exact text matching. Fixes adjust the deduplication approach to handle text drift between settled live rows and committed rows.

## 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 #125646. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #125646 (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-125646`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #123993: Desktop: a turn renders twice when the settled live row's text drifts from the committed row (overlayConcurrentMessageChanges dedupes by exact text)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#125646: fix(desktop): stop finished replies rendering twice after settle**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/use-message-stream/index.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/use-message-stream/interim-sealing.test.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/use-session-actions/utils.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/use-session-actions/utils.ts`
- **#124007: fix(desktop): dedupe a settled live row against the committed row by text extension**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #125646 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-27`.