# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Desktop sidebar flips to Projects on restart fix

## Open now

- 1 issue, 1 PR open on GitHub.
- #72491: \[Bug\]: Desktop sidebar switches to Projects view on restart after update
- PR #128341: fix(desktop): stop the boot cwd reconcile flipping the sidebar into Projects

A bug causes the desktop sidebar to switch unexpectedly to the Projects view on restart or reconnect, related to session working directory reconciliation during boot. These items address diagnosing and fixing that behavior.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 1 open PR(s), 0 merged PR(s), 1 PR(s) closed without merging.
- No fix has been merged to main; one or more PRs were attempted (see below).
- **Recommended:** review the prior/competing PR(s) below. A fix was attempted but not merged; your case may extend or revive that work.

## 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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.

## Open related issues

- #72491: \[Bug\]: Desktop sidebar switches to Projects view on restart after update

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#72493: fix(desktop): don't follow session cwd on initial reconnect**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `partial_fix`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `3f2fbb138957`, `#72491`, `#72493`, `#1`, `#15803`, `#14532`, `#6`, `#9`, `#374151`, `#4338`
- **#128341: fix(desktop): stop the boot cwd reconcile flipping the sidebar into Projects**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `a808e573786430fad21a8c33caa7ce50fa1215c5`
  - files: `apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/use-message-stream/gateway-event/session-info.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/use-message-stream/gateway-event/session-info.ts`

## Fix status

- No merged fix on record.
- Subsystem: `apps/desktop`