# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Linux desktop launcher skips unnecessary rebuilds

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These issues and fixes address a problem where clicking the Linux desktop/taskbar launcher triggers a rebuild instead of launching the already-packaged app. The fixes update the launcher and CLI to target the packaged app directly and pass flags to skip rebuilding.

## TL;DR

- 4 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 2 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #126650. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #126650 (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-126650`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.50`: 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

- #126009: Desktop launcher rebuilds (and often fails) on every menu/taskbar click; should launch the packaged app

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#126650: fix(desktop): Linux launcher targets a CLI that can serve the app and skips the rebuild**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `hermes_cli/linux_desktop_entry.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_linux_desktop_entry.py`
- **#126031: fix(cli): launch the packaged desktop app from the XDG entry when one exists**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#122442`, `#122486`
- **#126034: fix(desktop): launcher Exec uses --skip-build so menu clicks launch packaged app**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#126031`, `#122442`, `#122486`, `#126650`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #126650 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-28`.