# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Desktop RAF loop and render churn fixes

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items address continuous animation frame loops running unnecessarily on desktop, particularly when terminal and pet roam features are active. The work includes stopping idle RAF loops and reducing render churn to maintain smoother frame rates under load.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 1 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #72388. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #72388 (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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.67`: 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

- #69645: Desktop keeps continuous RAF loops alive with terminal and pet roam enabled

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#72388: perf(desktop): hold 60fps under load — salvage three render-churn fixes + finish the selector sweep**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/electron/main.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/session-windows.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/session-windows.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/app/chat/composer/status-stack/index.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/chat/session-tile.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/model-picker-overlay.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/pet-overlay/pet-overlay-app.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/right-sidebar/terminal/persistent.test.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/right-sidebar/terminal/persistent.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/use-message-stream/delta-flush.test.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/use-session-state-cache.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/app/shell/hooks/use-statusbar-items.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/components/assistant-ui/thread-remount.test.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/components/assistant-ui/thread/index.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/components/pet/pet-sprite.test.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/components/pet/pet-sprite.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/components/pet/use-pet-roam.test.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/components/pet/use-pet-roam.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/global.d.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/lib/renderer-loop-pause.ts` (+2 more)
- **#69827: fix(desktop): stop idle animation frame loops**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#72388`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #72388 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-07-27`.
- Subsystem: `apps/desktop`