# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Desktop workspace pane not coming to front on navigation

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These issues and fixes address a bug where the workspace pane on desktop fails to be brought to the front when navigating to certain sidebar routes. The problem manifests as panes appearing frozen or only opening once per session.

## 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 #72796. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #72796 (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-72796`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #72602: Desktop pane freeze: Capabilities/Messaging/Artifacts only open once per session

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#72796: fix(desktop): front the workspace pane when the route lands on a page**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/src/app/command-palette/index.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/contrib/wiring.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/hooks/use-keybinds.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/app/routes.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/app/routes.workspace-reveal.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/use-session-actions.test.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/use-session-actions/index.ts`
- **#72665: fix(desktop): front workspace pane when navigating sidebar routes**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `#72796`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #72796 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-07-27`.