# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Dashboard /api/auth/me 401 loop in loopback mode

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

Multiple bug reports, fixes, and a release centered on the dashboard entering an infinite reload loop when /api/auth/me returns 401 in loopback or no-OAuth configurations. Related pull requests address token handling and endpoint authentication behavior in that mode.

## TL;DR

- 8 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 5 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 2 merged PR(s), 1 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #133983. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #133983 (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-34222,pr-133983`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_PARTIAL`): some members are connected by structural evidence (shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference); the rest are joined by an automated relevance judgement over their text.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 `0.27`: 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

- #34202: Dashboard infinite reload loop in loopback mode — GET /api/auth/me returns 401 on every page load
- #34206: \[Bug\]: Infinite reload loop / React state loop on Sessions tab (Firefox + Chrome) — repeated 401 on /api/auth/me (v0.15.0)
- #34289: v0.15.0: dashboard SPA reload-loops in loopback mode — /api/auth/me always 401s when auth gate is off
- #34398: Dashboard SPA reload loop on /api/auth/me when running with --insecure (no OAuth provider)
- #66223: Dashboard loopback: /api/auth/me 401 with valid token causing blank screen

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#133983: fix(dashboard): report the loopback identity from /api/auth/me instead of 401**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`; implication `superseded`
  - files: `hermes_cli/dashboard_auth/routes.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_dashboard_auth_middleware.py`, `web/src/components/AuthWidget.test.tsx`, `web/src/components/AuthWidget.tsx`, `web/src/components/auth-widget-visibility.ts`, `web/src/lib/api.test.ts`, `web/src/lib/api.ts`
- **#34222: chore: release v0.15.1 (2026.5.29)**. merged to main
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`; implication `superseded`
  - files: `RELEASE_v0.15.1.md`, `acp_registry/agent.json`, `hermes_cli/__init__.py`, `pyproject.toml`
- **#66295: fix(dashboard): return loopback identity from /api/auth/me with valid token (#66223)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #133983 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-10-07`.
- Subsystem: `dashboard`