# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Preserving four-value desktop launcher contract for wrapper compatibility

## Open now

- 1 issue, 1 PR open on GitHub.
- #125852: Breaking change to _desktop_launch_options() return signature breaks Omarchy's /usr/sbin/hermes-desktop wrapper
- PR #137389: fix(desktop): preserve the four-value external launcher contract \[risk 0.90\]

The members concern a change to the return signature of \`_desktop_launch_options()\` that is reported to break Omarchy's \`/usr/sbin/hermes-desktop\` wrapper, along with two pull-request-style titles that aim to preserve the four-value external launcher contract. Titles alone do not show whether the fixes were merged or whether the problem has been settled.

## 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #125852: Breaking change to _desktop_launch_options() return signature breaks Omarchy's /usr/sbin/hermes-desktop wrapper

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#125860: fix(desktop): preserve four-option external launcher contract**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`
- **#137389: fix(desktop): preserve the four-value external launcher contract \[risk 0.90\]**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `silent_close`; implication `active`
  - files: `hermes_cli/main_desktop.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_desktop_launch_options_compat.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_desktop_wsl_gpu.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_gui_command.py`

## Fix status

- No merged fix on record.
- Subsystem: `hermes_cli`