# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Toggle hidden/dotfile visibility in file browser

## Open now

- 1 issue, 1 PR open on GitHub.
- #64968: \[Feature\]: Add setting to hide dotfiles in sidebar file browser
- PR #65093: feat(desktop): toggle hidden files in file browser

These items relate to adding a setting or toggle to show or hide hidden files (dotfiles) in the sidebar file browser. The feature appears to be requested and implemented for desktop environments.

## TL;DR

- 5 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 1 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 1 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #125878. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #125878 (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: `partially_resolved` · deciding PR(s): `pr-125878`. This is distinct from the fix status above. Weigh it yourself.

## How this cluster was grouped

- Link evidence (`STRUCTURAL_PARTIAL`): some members are connected by structural evidence (shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference); the rest are joined by an automated relevance judgement over their text.
- Members outside that structural core may belong to a different underlying problem.
- Pairwise link density `0.34`: 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.

## Open related issues

- #64968: \[Feature\]: Add setting to hide dotfiles in sidebar file browser

## Closed / duplicate issues

- #55169: \[Feature\]: File visibility

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#125878: feat(desktop): let the show-ignored toggle reveal hygiene dirs like out/ and vendor/**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/src/app/right-sidebar/files/ipc.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/app/right-sidebar/files/ipc.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/lib/excluded-paths.ts`
- **#65093: feat(desktop): toggle hidden files in file browser**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `partial_fix`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `#64968`, `#65093`, `#374151`
  - files: `apps/desktop/src/app/right-sidebar/files/tree.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/right-sidebar/files/use-project-tree.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/app/right-sidebar/files/use-project-tree.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/app/settings/appearance-settings.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/i18n/ar.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/i18n/en.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/i18n/ja.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/i18n/types.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/i18n/zh-hant.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/i18n/zh.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/lib/keybinds/actions.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/store/file-browser.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/store/file-browser.ts`
- **#100182: feat(desktop): add toggle to show/hide hidden files in project sidebar**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`; refs `#65093`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #125878 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-28`.
- Subsystem: `apps/desktop`