# NousResearch/hermes-agent · macOS Dock shows duplicate icons on launch

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items address a bug where the macOS app displays two Dock icons at launch, with proposed fixes involving the LSUIElement setting to hide the setup launcher from the Dock.

## 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 #121419. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #121419 (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-121419`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #73151: Bug: macOS desktop shows two Dock icons on launch (setup app needs LSUIElement)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#121419: fix(desktop): stop macOS launch from showing two Dock icons**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/bootstrap-installer/src-tauri/Info.plist`, `apps/bootstrap-installer/src-tauri/src/lib.rs`, `apps/desktop/electron/dock-launch-order.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/dock-launch-order.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/main.ts`
- **#73204: fix: hide macOS setup launcher from Dock**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #121419 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-25`.
- Subsystem: `apps/bootstrap-installer`