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Desktop new sessions losing project working directory

NousResearch/hermes-agent · cluster 65274 · apps/desktop

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Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #81956. Check it covers your case.

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Known?
Yes. 6 related items grouped here, 3 issues already closed.
Fix event
A fix was merged to main in PR #81956. Check it covers your case. No release data is tracked.
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The maintainers' tracker marks this partially resolved, deciding PR #81956. That is separate from the fix event.
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These issues and fixes concern a bug where new chat sessions on the desktop app fail to inherit or preserve the intended project directory, instead falling back to a default or home directory. Multiple related fixes address this across different scenarios including Windows and config refresh cases.

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Fixes on record

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  • #81956 fix(desktop): a new chat stops landing in the project you were just in

    merged to main

    files: apps/desktop/src/app/gateway/hooks/use-gateway-boot.test.tsx, apps/desktop/src/app/gateway/hooks/use-gateway-boot.ts, apps/desktop/src/app/right-sidebar/files/ipc.ts, apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/use-message-stream/gateway-event.ts, apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/use-session-actions/index.ts, apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/use-session-actions/utils.ts, apps/desktop/src/lib/path-compare.test.ts, apps/desktop/src/lib/path-compare.ts, apps/desktop/src/store/projects.test.ts, apps/desktop/src/store/projects.ts, apps/desktop/src/store/session.test.ts, apps/desktop/src/store/session.ts

2 PRs closed without merging

From the close comments: merged via another change 1 · stale or abandoned 1

  • #66517 fix(desktop): preserve project cwd on fresh-draft config refresh · stale or abandoned → #66546, #66524, #66523
  • #66898 fix(desktop): new session inherits active project cwd when not entered (#66686) · merged via another change
Closed issues · 3
  • Closed#65274[Bug]: Desktop project-scoped fresh sessions fall back to home cwd on Windows
  • Closed#66677feat(desktop): auto-bind new session to active Project workspace
  • Closed#66686[Bug]: new session no longer auto-binds to the active Project's workspace (regression after Jul 18 update)
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apps/desktop
Merged PRs
#81956
Closed issues
3
Attempts
2 PRs closed without merging
Fix link checked
8 Aug 2026

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