# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Plugin routes redirect on refresh before loading

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These issues and fixes concern dashboard plugin routes being incorrectly redirected to /sessions when the page is refreshed or deep-linked, before plugin manifests have finished loading. Solutions involve caching manifests and deferring unknown-route redirects until plugins are registered.

## TL;DR

- 4 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 2 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 #18661. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #18661 (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: `partially_resolved` · deciding PR(s): `pr-18661`. This is distinct from the fix status above. Weigh it yourself.

## How this cluster was grouped

- Link evidence (`STRUCTURAL_PARTIAL`): some members are connected by structural evidence (shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference); the rest are joined by an automated relevance judgement over their text.
- Members outside that structural core may belong to a different underlying problem.
- Pairwise link density `0.39`: 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

- #18660: \[Bug\]: Refreshing or deep-linking to a dashboard plugin tab redirects to /sessions
- #19255: \[Bug\]: Plugin pages redirect to /sessions on refresh

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#18661: fix(dashboard): defer unknown-route redirect while dashboard plugins load**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`; implication `superseded`
  - files: `web/src/App.tsx`
- **#19256: fix(plugins): cache plugin manifests in sessionStorage for instant route registration**. closed without merge · fix tier `suggested`
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `#18661`, `#18660`, `#18660`
  - _suggested-tier fix detail withheld; re-request with `?tier=all` to include it._

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #18661 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-05-04`.