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Desktop chat messages vanish on window/session switch

NousResearch/hermes-agent · cluster 41838 · apps/desktop

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Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #104523. Check it covers your case.

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Known?
Yes. 10 related items grouped here, 6 issues already closed.
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A fix was merged to main in PR #104523. Check it covers your case. No release data is tracked.
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Multiple related reports and fixes around assistant messages disappearing from the desktop UI when switching windows, tabs, or sessions mid-conversation, including issues with in-progress streaming bubbles and missing client-side transcript caching.

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Fixes on record

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  • #104523 fix(desktop): assistant replies persisted only in codex_message_items no longer vanish on rehydration (#68321, salvage #101901)

    merged to main

    files: apps/desktop/src/lib/chat-messages.codex-sidecar-hydration.test.ts, apps/desktop/src/lib/chat-messages/hydration.ts, apps/desktop/src/types/hermes.ts

3 PRs closed without merging

From the close comments: done elsewhere 1 · merged via another change 1 · other 1

  • #41839 fix(desktop): keep in-progress assistant bubbles visible across window switches · other
  • #68329 fix(desktop): restore assistant messages after chat switches · done elsewhere → 91ed8e4
  • #101901 fix(desktop): assistant rows whose text persisted to sidecars no longer vanish on rehydrate (#68321) · merged via another change → 644d00b, #104523, #68321
Closed issues · 6
  • Closed#41838[Bug]: Desktop in-progress assistant bubble disappears after switching away and returning mid-stream
  • Closed#66667[desktop] Session switching is slow - no client-side transcript cache (stale-while-revalidate)
  • Closed#67644Desktop app: chat history lost when switching tabs/sessions (ECONNRESET in renderer)
  • Closed#67651Desktop App: Messages disappear from UI after switching provider mid-conversation; Cmd+R restores them
  • Closed#68321Desktop: all assistant messages vanish when switching away from and back to a chat (user messages remain; DB intact)
  • Closed#68324[Bug]: Desktop — assistant messages vanish when switching away and back to a chat (user messages remain); restart/refresh restores them
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Subsystem
apps/desktop
Merged PRs
#104523
Closed issues
6
Attempts
3 PRs closed without merging
Fix link checked
6 Sep 2026

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