# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Linux launcher identity migration and pin breakage

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items address how the desktop application handles legacy Linux launcher entry aliases and the silent invalidation of existing taskbar pins during launcher identity migrations. They cover both a fix to preserve the old entry as a hidden alias and improvements to communicate completed migrations to users.

## 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 #125645. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #125645 (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-125645`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #124492: \[Bug\]: launcher entry rename silently invalidates existing taskbar pins — no re-pin hint

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#125645: fix(desktop): keep the legacy Linux desktop entry as a hidden alias**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `hermes_cli/gui_uninstall.py`, `hermes_cli/linux_desktop_entry.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_gui_uninstall.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_linux_desktop_entry.py`
- **#124567: fix(desktop): explain completed launcher identity migrations**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #125645 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-27`.