# NousResearch/hermes-agent · WS origin guard rejects loopback origins on non-loopback binds

## Open now

- 0 issues, 1 PR open on GitHub.
- PR #131498: fix(dashboard): accept the packaged Desktop's loopback Origin on a non-loopback bind

A WebSocket origin guard incorrectly rejects loopback origins when the server is bound to a non-loopback address, affecting both the gateway and dashboard. Fixes address accepting the Desktop renderer's loopback origin in these configurations.

## TL;DR

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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

## Closed / duplicate issues

- #131271: Desktop remote connection to a gated serve fails: WS Origin guard rejects the loopback renderer origin

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#131277: fix(gateway): accept a loopback ws origin on a non-loopback bind**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `ce83f392e5e45812cc426a0287d02bf38be55287`
- **#131498: fix(dashboard): accept the packaged Desktop's loopback Origin on a non-loopback bind**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`
  - files: `hermes_cli/web_server_chat.py`, `tests/dashboard/test_ws_origin_loopback_desktop.py`

## Fix status

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