# NousResearch/hermes-agent · SSH auth failure locks desktop Settings UI

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These issues and fixes address a bug where SSH authentication failures cause the desktop app's Settings dialog to enter a broken state, ignoring clicks or looping. The fix latches the error so the boot overlay remains 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 #122266. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #122266 (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-122266`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #72698: Desktop App: SSH auth failure locks Settings dialog (refresh loop, clicks ignored)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#122266: fix(desktop): latch SSH auth failures so the boot overlay stays clickable**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/electron/backend-start-failure.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/backend-start-failure.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/main.ts`
- **#72751: fix(desktop): latch SSH auth-failed errors to prevent Settings lockout**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `partial_fix`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `195d4557fc`, `afb1c7267087`, `#72751`, `#72700`, `#72698`, `#1`, `#15803`, `#14532`, `#6`, `#9`, `#374151`, `#4338`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #122266 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-25`.
- Subsystem: `apps/desktop`