# NousResearch/hermes-agent · macOS dock icon sizing and customization

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These issues and PRs address the macOS dock icon appearing oversized compared to other apps, fixes for consistent icon sizing and padding to Apple grid guidelines, and requests to support custom/configurable dock icons.

## TL;DR

- 7 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 4 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 #42946. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #42946 (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-122976`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_PARTIAL`): some members are connected by structural evidence (shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference); the rest are joined by an automated relevance judgement over their text.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 `0.19`: 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

- #40937: macOS Dock icon appears oversized
- #41279: macOS Dock icon appears oversized while Hermes is running
- #54434: Feature Request: Custom App Icon for Desktop
- #64872: feat: Make Desktop app Dock icon configurable (allow custom icon)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#42946: fix(desktop): pad app icon to Apple grid so dock size matches peers**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`; implication `superseded`
  - files: `apps/desktop/assets/icon.icns`, `apps/desktop/assets/icon.ico`, `apps/desktop/assets/icon.png`, `apps/desktop/public/apple-touch-icon.png`
- **#122976: feat(desktop): macOS 26 layered app icon, ring dropped from every icon**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`; implication `superseded`
  - files: `.dockerignore`, `.github/workflows/bootstrap-installer-build.yml`, `.github/workflows/desktop-bundled-release.yml`, `apps/bootstrap-installer/public/nous-girl.png`, `apps/bootstrap-installer/src-tauri/icons/128x128.png`, `apps/bootstrap-installer/src-tauri/icons/[redacted:email]`, `apps/bootstrap-installer/src-tauri/icons/32x32.png`, `apps/bootstrap-installer/src-tauri/icons/icon.icns`, `apps/bootstrap-installer/src-tauri/icons/icon.ico`, `apps/bootstrap-installer/src-tauri/icons/icon.icon/Assets/art-dark.png`, `apps/bootstrap-installer/src-tauri/icons/icon.icon/Assets/art-light.png`, `apps/bootstrap-installer/src-tauri/icons/icon.icon/Assets/mono.png`, `apps/bootstrap-installer/src-tauri/icons/icon.icon/icon.json`, `apps/bootstrap-installer/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json`, `apps/desktop/assets/appx/Square150x150Logo-dark.png`, `apps/desktop/assets/appx/Square150x150Logo.png`, `apps/desktop/assets/appx/Square44x44Logo-dark.png`, `apps/desktop/assets/appx/Square44x44Logo.png`, `apps/desktop/assets/appx/StoreLogo-dark.png`, `apps/desktop/assets/appx/StoreLogo.png` (+39 more)
- **#42490: fix(desktop): use bundled macOS Dock icon consistently**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `#42946`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #42946 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-10-02`.
- Subsystem: `apps/desktop`