# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Classic default skin palette missing from Appearance menu

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug was identified where the official default skin palette was not visible in the desktop GUI's Appearance settings. Two fix attempts address registering the classic default skin palette so it appears correctly.

## TL;DR

- 4 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 2 merged PR(s), 1 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #130983. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #130983 (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-130015`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.50`: 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

- #76579: \[Bug\]: Official "default" skin palette hidden on desktop GUI — only appears via non-default skin names

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#130015: fix(desktop): register the classic default skin palette in Appearance**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/src/themes/backend-sync.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/themes/backend-sync.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/themes/context.test.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/themes/context.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/themes/use-skin-command.ts`
- **#130983: Desktop: pick Classic Hermes gold/navy in Appearance without repainting stock installs (#76579)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/src/themes/backend-sync.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/themes/classic-skin.test.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/themes/context.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/themes/presets.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/themes/use-skin-command.ts`, `website/docs/user-guide/features/skins.md`
- **#76743: fix(desktop): register classic default skin palette in Appearance**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `a184f85924`, `#130983`, `#76579`, `#130015`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #130983 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-10-02`.
- Subsystem: `apps/desktop`