NousResearch/hermes-agent

Desktop app unresponsiveness and journal persistence fix

Cluster 63047 · apps/desktop. Data as of 2026-10-25 11:21 UTC

Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #86590 on 15 Aug 2026. Check it covers your case.

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A bug report describes the macOS desktop app becoming unresponsive after several messages, alongside two related fixes that bound in-flight journal persistence behavior and reduce excessive rewriting.

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#86590 fix(desktop): salvage inflight-journal cluster — skip stale duplicate folds + bound journal persistence

merged to main

files: apps/desktop/package.json, apps/desktop/scripts/run-short-session-hang-repro.mjs, apps/desktop/scripts/run-short-session-hang-repro.test.mjs, apps/desktop/src/app/chat/short-session-hang-repro.tsx, apps/desktop/src/lib/inflight-turn-journal.test.ts, apps/desktop/src/lib/inflight-turn-journal.ts, apps/desktop/vitest.config.ts, contributors/emails/[redacted:email]

2 PRs closed without merging

From the close comments: merged via another change 1 · superseded by another PR 1

#80872 fix(desktop): bound the in-flight turn journal and stop rewriting it every 400ms · superseded by another PR → #82832
#82832 fix(desktop): bound inflight journal persistence (#63047) · merged via another change → #86590

Closed issues · 1

Closed#63047[Bug]: Desktop app becomes completely unresponsive (including Settings) after ~5 messages on macOS 27 beta

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Subsystem: apps/desktop
Merged PRs: #86590
Closed issues: 1
Attempts: 2 PRs closed without merging
Fix link checked: 15 Aug 2026

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