# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Reduce redundant 3.2MB spritesheet WebSocket transfers

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items address a performance issue where the pet spritesheet base64 payload was being sent repeatedly over WebSocket connections, causing slow writes, disconnects, and reconnect storms. The related fixes target both the desktop client and gateway to avoid redundant spritesheet fetches and re-sends.

## TL;DR

- 4 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 2 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #77009. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #77009 (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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.50`: 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

- #54730: Desktop pet.info repeatedly sends 3.2MB spritesheetBase64 over WS, leading to ws write slow, disconnects, and reconnect storms

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#56602: fix(gateway): stop re-sending the 3.2MB pet spritesheet on every pet.info push**. closed without merge · fix tier `suggested`
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `f64e4f4f57`
  - _suggested-tier fix detail withheld; re-request with `?tier=all` to include it._
- **#77009: fix(desktop): avoid repeated pet spritesheet fetches (salvage #60899)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/src/components/pet/floating-pet.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/store/pet-gallery.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/store/pet-gallery.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/store/pet.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/store/pet.ts`
- **#60899: fix(desktop): avoid repeated pet spritesheet fetches**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `#77009`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #77009 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-08-03`.
- Subsystem: `agent/pet`