# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Photon iMessage sidebar section in Hermes Desktop

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A feature request and related implementation attempts to add a dedicated Photon (iMessage) section to the Hermes Desktop sidebar. Includes an original PR, a salvage attempt, and the originating user request.

## 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 #73561. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #73561 (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: `resolved` · deciding PR(s): `pr-73561`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #46761: Feature Request: Dedicated Photon (iMessage) section in Hermes Desktop sidebar

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#73561: fix(desktop): add Photon iMessage section to sidebar (salvage #47395)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/src/app/messaging/platform-icon.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/lib/session-source.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/lib/session-source.ts`, `contributors/emails/[redacted:email]`
- **#47395: feat(desktop): add Photon iMessage section to sidebar**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `#73561`, `#46761`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #73561 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-07-29`.
- Subsystem: `apps/desktop`