# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Handle 401 on desktop readiness probe endpoints

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items address how the desktop client handles 401 responses from gated readiness probe endpoints, including authentication, fallback behavior, and keeping the reauth overlay interactive.

## 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 #71714. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #71714 (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-71714`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #71514: Desktop cloud/remote readiness loops on 401 from gated /api/health; should fall back to public /api/status

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#71714: fix(desktop): connect to gated remote gateways that 401 the readiness probe**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/electron/backend-health.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/backend-health.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/backend-start-failure.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/backend-start-failure.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/main.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/native-auth-decisions.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/native-auth-decisions.ts`, `contributors/emails/[redacted:email]`, `contributors/emails/[redacted:email]`, `contributors/emails/[redacted:email]`, `contributors/emails/[redacted:email]`
- **#71449: fix(desktop): authenticate the boot readiness probe and keep the reauth overlay clickable**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#71714`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #71714 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-07-26`.