# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Stale workspace and Git state on conversation switch

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug where switching conversations in the desktop app leaves outdated workspace folder and Git indicators visible. The associated fixes address rebinding the Files pane workspace and clearing stale state when sessions change.

## 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 #81247. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #81247 (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-81247`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #71254: \[Bug\]\[Desktop\]: Switching conversations keeps stale workspace folder and Git indicators

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#81247: fix(desktop): rebind the Files pane workspace when switching sessions**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `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.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/use-session-actions/utils.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/store/coding-status.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/store/session.ts`, `tests/test_tui_gateway_server.py`, `tui_gateway/server.py`
- **#71346: fix(desktop): stop stale workspace and Git indicators after a conversation switch**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `#81247`, `#71346`, `#81045`, `#76713`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #81247 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-08-07`.
- Subsystem: `apps/desktop`