# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Desktop chat session lost after sleep/wake reconnect

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These members center on the desktop app losing or replacing the active chat session after a Windows sleep and gateway/WebSocket reconnect. One is an issue report, and two are pull requests whose titles describe preserving the active chat on reconnect; the titles alone do not show their outcome.

## 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 #122865. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #122865 (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-122865`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #53374: Desktop GUI creates new session after Windows sleep (WebSocket disconnect, session context lost)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#122865: fix(desktop): preserve the active chat across a sleep/wake gateway reconnect**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/use-route-resume.test.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/use-route-resume.ts`
- **#53522: fix(desktop): preserve active chat on reconnect**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `silent_close`; implication `active`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #122865 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-25`.
- Subsystem: `apps/desktop`