# NousResearch/hermes-agent · MOA config loses save_traces/trace_dir on Desktop save

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

Multiple fixes and a bug report addressing the same issue: save_traces and trace_dir fields are dropped when saving MOA configuration through the Desktop GUI. Several parallel fix attempts appear to target this same data-loss behavior.

## TL;DR

- 7 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 5 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #70282. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #70282 (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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.29`: 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

- #58819: \[Bug\]: Desktop MOA settings silently drop save_traces and trace_dir fields

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#60071: fix(dashboard): preserve MoA save_traces/trace_dir on Desktop save**. closed without merge · fix tier `suggested`
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#58820`, `#58819`, `#58820`
  - _suggested-tier fix detail withheld; re-request with `?tier=all` to include it._
- **#70282: fix(moa): config/CLI plumbing — doctor, non-interactive presets, lossless saves, slot hygiene, vertex registration (cluster salvage)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`; implication `superseded`
  - files: `agent/auxiliary_client.py`, `cli.py`, `contributors/emails/[redacted:email]`, `contributors/emails/[redacted:email]`, `hermes_cli/auth.py`, `hermes_cli/doctor.py`, `hermes_cli/moa_cmd.py`, `hermes_cli/moa_config.py`, `hermes_cli/model_switch.py`, `hermes_cli/models.py`, `hermes_cli/providers.py`, `hermes_cli/web_server.py`, `tests/agent/test_auxiliary_client.py`, `tests/cli/test_cli_provider_resolution.py`, `tests/cli/test_moa_command.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_doctor.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_moa_config.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_moa_set_models_preserves_extra_keys.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_vertex_model_picker.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_vertex_provider.py`
- **#58820: fix(moa): preserve save_traces/trace_dir on GUI config save**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `9b868f6f677f`, `#70282`, `#64156`
- **#58920: fix: preserve save_traces/trace_dir when saving MOA config via Desktop UI**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `stale_abandoned`; implication `active`
- **#59047: fix(moa): preserve save_traces and trace_dir across Desktop GUI saves**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `stale_abandoned`; implication `active`
- **#59789: fix(moa): preserve save_traces and trace_dir when saving from Desktop UI (#58819)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `stale_abandoned`; implication `active`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #70282 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-07-23`.
- Subsystem: `dashboard`