# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Fix redaction sentinel shown in saved key previews

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug was identified where the desktop UI displayed the backend's redaction sentinel string in saved API key previews. Two fix attempts address this display issue.

## 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 #125543. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #125543 (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-125543`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #124378: \[Bug\]: Desktop shows the backend's «redacted:…» sentinel as the saved key preview

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#125543: fix(desktop): show saved key previews without the backend's redaction sentinel**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/src/app/messaging/index.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/settings/credential-key-ui.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/settings/helpers.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/app/settings/helpers.ts`
- **#124354: fix(desktop): show saved key previews without the backend's redaction sentinel**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #125543 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-27`.