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Working directory config settings being ignored in sessions

NousResearch/hermes-agent · cluster 38855 · apps/desktop

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4 open items. Fix merged in #56928. Check it covers your case.

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2open issues
2open PRs
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Known?
Yes. 10 related items grouped here, 2 issues already closed.
Fix event
A fix was merged to main in PR #56928. Check it covers your case. No release data is tracked.
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The maintainers' tracker marks this partially resolved, deciding PR #56928. That is separate from the fix event.
Still open
2 issues and 2 PRs.

Multiple reports and fixes addressing cases where configured working directory and default project directory settings are not applied when starting new sessions across dashboard, desktop, and CLI contexts.

Open issues2

  • Issue#45039Dashboard "Default project directory" setting is ignored (even Dashboard sessions)
  • Issue#51636terminal.working_dir config is not applied on new session start

Open PRs2

  • PR#51645fix(config): honor terminal.working_dir alias
  • PR#65286fix(cli): honor explicit local working directory

Fixes on record

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  • #56928 fix(desktop): configured working directory overrides stale remembered workspace cwd

    merged to main

    files: apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/use-hermes-config.test.ts, apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/use-hermes-config.ts, scripts/release.py

3 PRs closed without merging

From the close comments: closed without comment 1 · done elsewhere 1 · merged via another change 1

  • #39227 fix(desktop): prefer configured workspace cwd · merged via another change → #56928
  • #45073 fix: Dashboard "Default project directory" setting is ignored (even Dashboard sessions) (#45039) · closed without comment
  • #50649 fix(cli): honor explicit workspace cwd for local backends · done elsewhere → 59686df, 095b9ee, #50017
Closed issues · 2
  • Closed#38855Desktop Working Directory setting does not override stale remembered workspace cwd
  • Closed#50017[Bug]: [Desktop] windows: cwd directory is the home directory by default, even with project directory set differently
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apps/desktop
Merged PRs
#56928
Closed issues
2
Attempts
3 PRs closed without merging
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2 Jul 2026

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