# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Desktop folder drag-and-drop attach bug and fixes

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These members concern a bug where dropping or pasting folders in the desktop app fails, and two fix attempts addressing folder detection and routing via stat/directory checks.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 1 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #56029. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #56029 (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: `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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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.

## Closed / duplicate issues

- #44581: \[Bug\]: Desktop folder attach fails — drag-and-drop errors with 'file not found on gateway and no data_url provided', copy-paste silently ignored

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#56029: fix(desktop): detect dropped folders so they attach as @folder refs**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/src/app/chat/hooks/use-composer-actions.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/app/chat/hooks/use-composer-actions.ts`
- **#44606: fix(desktop): handle OS-dropped folders — detect directories via stat, route to attachContextFolderPath**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `a488fcf107d1c61400db4274c0baf357b908c772`, `#56029`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #56029 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-07-01`.
- Subsystem: `apps/desktop`