# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Fix renaming branched draft sessions before first turn

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items all concern a bug where a branched draft session could not be renamed before its first turn was made, due to no persisted row existing at that point. The work addresses adding a draft path to the rename flow.

## TL;DR

- 4 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 2 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #128546. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #128546 (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-128546`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #70317: Desktop: branched session ('draft: branch #N') can't be renamed before first turn — 'session not found' (no persisted row; rename has no draft path)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#128546: fix(desktop): rename a branched-draft session before its first turn**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/src/app/chat/sidebar/session-actions-menu.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/app/chat/sidebar/session-actions-menu.tsx`
- **#70325: fix(desktop): rename a branched-draft session before its first turn (#70317)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#128546`
- **#121795: fix(desktop): rename a branched-draft session before its first turn (#70317)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#128546`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #128546 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-30`.
- Subsystem: `apps/desktop`