# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Desktop crash when mainWindow destroyed prematurely

## Open now

- 1 issue, 2 PRs open on GitHub.
- #38468: \[Bug\]: Hermes Desktop macOS remote gateway crashes after backend ready: Object has been destroyed in getWindowState()
- PR #38589: fix(desktop): crash on boot when mainWindow is destroyed mid-startup (Object has been destroyed)
- PR #72547: fix(desktop): guard destroyed mainWindow in getWindowState/getWindowButtonPosition

These items address a crash on macOS desktop where accessing mainWindow after it has been destroyed raises an 'Object has been destroyed' error in getWindowState or getWindowButtonPosition. The fixes involve guarding against a null or destroyed mainWindow reference during startup and remote gateway scenarios.

## 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #38468: \[Bug\]: Hermes Desktop macOS remote gateway crashes after backend ready: Object has been destroyed in getWindowState()

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#38589: fix(desktop): crash on boot when mainWindow is destroyed mid-startup (Object has been destroyed)**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`
  - files: `apps/desktop/electron/main.cjs`, `apps/desktop/electron/window-state.cjs`, `apps/desktop/electron/window-state.test.cjs`, `apps/desktop/package.json`
- **#72547: fix(desktop): guard destroyed mainWindow in getWindowState/getWindowButtonPosition**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `partial_fix`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `39d09453f95e8aefc0c97e5d9b30ff341cae9ed8`, `cfe4ec6b273d`, `#38468`, `#38589`, `#45990`, `#72547`, `#374151`
  - files: `apps/desktop/electron/main.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/window-state.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/window-state.ts`

## Fix status

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