# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Linux launcher window identity mismatch fix

## Open now

- 1 issue, 2 PRs open on GitHub.
- #127856: \[Bug\]: Linux launcher entry's StartupWMClass never matches the window app id - dock shows a separate placeholder-icon entry
- PR #127859: fix(desktop): align Linux window identity with launcher entry
- PR #127867: fix(linux): claim the window identity the source run reports in the launcher entry (#127856)

A bug on Linux where the application's window ID does not match the launcher entry's StartupWMClass, causing the dock to display a separate placeholder icon. Two fixes address aligning the window identity to match what the launcher entry reports.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 2 open PR(s), 0 merged PR(s), 0 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #127856: \[Bug\]: Linux launcher entry's StartupWMClass never matches the window app id - dock shows a separate placeholder-icon entry

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#127859: fix(desktop): align Linux window identity with launcher entry**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `#127867`, `#127856`
  - files: `apps/desktop/electron/main.ts`
- **#127867: fix(linux): claim the window identity the source run reports in the launcher entry (#127856)**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `#127859`, `#127859`, `#127859`
  - files: `hermes_cli/linux_desktop_entry.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_linux_desktop_entry.py`

## Fix status

- No merged fix on record.
- Subsystem: `apps/desktop`