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Desktop pinned sessions lost on restart or update

Cluster 38858 · apps/desktop. Data as of 2026-10-26 12:29 UTC

1 open item. Fix merged in #91315 on 21 Aug 2026. Check it covers your case.

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Multiple bug reports and fixes address pinned sessions being cleared or not persisted across Desktop app restarts, updates, and sleep/wake cycles. Fixes cover state persistence, empty-array edge cases, and related session handling issues.

Open issues1

Issue#38858[Bug]: Hermes Desktop pinned sessions are unpinned after app restart

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#74234 Pins are server-owned, so they survive paging and follow you between apps

merged to main

files: apps/desktop/src/store/session-pin-sync.test.ts, apps/desktop/src/store/session-pin-sync.ts, apps/desktop/src/types/hermes.ts, hermes_cli/web_server.py, hermes_state.py, tests/test_hermes_state.py
#91315 fix(desktop): don't re-list a just-unpinned session under Pinned

merged to main

files: apps/desktop/src/app/chat/sidebar/index.tsx, apps/desktop/src/app/chat/sidebar/session-index.test.ts, apps/desktop/src/app/chat/sidebar/session-index.ts, apps/desktop/src/store/session-pin-sync.test.ts, apps/desktop/src/store/session-pin-sync.ts

3 PRs closed without merging

From the close comments: done elsewhere 1 · superseded by another PR 1 · other 1

#39360 fix(desktop): restore pinned sessions after restart · superseded by another PR → #74234
#55622 fix(desktop): preserve pinned sessions key on empty array to prevent permanent loss · other → #56152
#98972 fix(desktop): retry a failed unpin instead of resurrecting the pin · done elsewhere → 524b062, #91315, #89700

Closed issues · 4

Closed#52953Bug: Pinned sessions disappear after Desktop app restart
Closed#55616Desktop on macOS lost all pinned sessions while state.db remained intact
Closed#56152[Bug]: hermes.desktop.pinnedSessions cleared on every desktop app startup — pins do not persist across restarts
Closed#63027Desktop: Pinned sessions disappear after app update

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Subsystem: apps/desktop
Merged PRs: #74234, #91315
Closed issues: 4
Attempts: 3 PRs closed without merging
Fix link checked: 21 Aug 2026

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