# NousResearch/hermes-agent · First message lost in new sessions, error surfacing fix

## Open now

- 0 issues, 2 PRs open on GitHub.
- PR #65567: fix(gateway): emit error event when a turn is cancelled before agent ready
- PR #66545: fix(gateway): emit error when turn cancels before agent ready

A bug where the first message sent in a new desktop session was silently dropped with no response or error. Related fixes address emitting errors when a turn is cancelled before the agent is ready.

## TL;DR

- 5 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 2 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 1 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #71140. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #71140 (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-71140`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.40`: 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

- #63078: bug(desktop): first message in a new session leaves a blank session — no messages, no error, no response

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#71140: fix(desktop): never drop the first message in a new session (patient agent-build wait + error surfacing)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/use-message-stream/agent-init-error.test.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/use-prompt-actions/index.test.tsx`, `cli-config.yaml.example`, `contributors/emails/[redacted:email]`, `contributors/emails/[redacted:email]`, `hermes_cli/config.py`, `tests/test_tui_gateway_server.py`, `tui_gateway/server.py`
- **#62562: fix(desktop): send first message in new sessions**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `8c288760d0`, `#71140`, `#63078`
- **#65567: fix(gateway): emit error event when a turn is cancelled before agent ready**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`; refs `#71140`
  - files: `tests/test_tui_gateway_server.py`, `tui_gateway/server.py`
- **#66545: fix(gateway): emit error when turn cancels before agent ready**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `partial_fix`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `4c6f330e0746`, `#63078`, `#65567`, `#66545`, `#71140`, `#374151`
  - files: `tests/test_tui_gateway_server.py`, `tui_gateway/server.py`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #71140 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-07-25`.
- Subsystem: `apps/desktop`