# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Fix missing desktop_contract in lazy session activation

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug was identified where lazy session activation omits the desktop_contract field, causing a false backend warning. A fix was proposed and merged to carry desktop_contract through the activation flow.

## TL;DR

- 4 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 2 merged PR(s), 1 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #83060. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #83060 (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-83060`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.50`: 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

- #68392: \[Bug\]: lazy session.activate omits desktop_contract and triggers false backend warning

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#83020: fix(desktop): keyless plugin rows render read-only + backend contract v6**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/src/app/settings/plugins-settings.test.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/settings/plugins-settings.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/i18n/en.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/i18n/types.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/i18n/zh.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/store/agent-plugins.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/store/updates.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/store/updates.ts`, `tui_gateway/server.py`
- **#83060: fix(gateway): carry desktop_contract when activating a lazy session**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `tests/test_tui_gateway_server.py`, `tui_gateway/server.py`
- **#68405: fix(gateway): carry desktop_contract when activating a lazy session (#68392)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `#83060`, `#83020`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #83060 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-08-10`.
- Subsystem: `apps/desktop`