NousResearch/hermes-agent

Desktop startup skin not applied before first paint

Cluster 73987 · apps/desktop. Data as of 2026-10-29 11:48 UTC

Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #121607 on 24 Sep 2026. Check it covers your case.

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Known?: Yes. 3 related items grouped here, 1 issue already closed.
Fix event: A fix was merged to main in PR #121607. Check it covers your case. No release data is tracked.
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These issues and fixes address the desktop client failing to apply the correct saved or backend-authored skin before the initial render. The work focuses on ensuring the skin setting is honored at startup, including on first profile use.

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#121607 fix(desktop): apply the saved skin before the first paint

merged to main

files: apps/desktop/electron/local-skin.test.ts, apps/desktop/electron/local-skin.ts, apps/desktop/electron/main.ts, apps/desktop/electron/preload-local-skin.test.ts, apps/desktop/electron/preload.ts, apps/desktop/package.json, apps/desktop/src/global.d.ts, apps/desktop/src/themes/backend-sync.ts, apps/desktop/src/themes/context.test.tsx, apps/desktop/src/themes/context.tsx

1 PR closed without merging

From the close comments: done elsewhere 1

#74018 fix(desktop): honor backend skin on first profile use · done elsewhere → ca67828, #121607, #73987

Closed issues · 1

Closed#73987Desktop startup ignores display.skin for backend-authored/user skins

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Subsystem: apps/desktop
Merged PRs: #121607
Closed issues: 1
Attempts: 1 PR closed without merging
Fix link checked: 24 Sep 2026

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