# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Desktop E2E CI gate disabled and restored

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items relate to the Desktop E2E test runner and gate being broken, temporarily disabled, and subsequently re-enabled in CI. The work centers on diagnosing and addressing the disruption rather than any product feature change.

## TL;DR

- 5 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 2 merged PR(s), 2 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #99671. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #99671 (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-100453`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.40`: 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

- #76627: Desktop E2E red on every PR since Aug 1 engines churn — suite temporarily disabled, needs root fix + re-enable

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#99671: fix(desktop): resolve the e2e Electron binary per platform and layout (salvage #88103)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`; implication `superseded`
  - files: `apps/desktop/e2e/electron-binary.ts`, `apps/desktop/e2e/electron-binary.unit.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/e2e/fixtures.ts`, `apps/desktop/playwright.config.ts`, `apps/desktop/vitest.config.ts`
- **#100453: ci: re-enable the Desktop E2E lane — harness root-fixed by #99671**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`; implication `superseded`
  - files: `.github/workflows/ci.yaml`, `apps/desktop/e2e/bot-mode-closed-chat-stays-closed.spec.ts`, `apps/desktop/e2e/chat.spec.ts`, `apps/desktop/e2e/correction-session-switch.spec.ts`, `apps/desktop/e2e/fixtures.ts`, `apps/desktop/e2e/glyph-spinner.spec.ts`, `apps/desktop/e2e/group-to-local-bot-handoff.spec.ts`, `apps/desktop/e2e/hidden-history-messages.spec.ts`, `apps/desktop/e2e/image-attachment-resume.spec.ts`, `apps/desktop/e2e/interim-messages.spec.ts`, `apps/desktop/e2e/session-compression-and-queue-stop.spec.ts`, `apps/desktop/e2e/sidebar-states.spec.ts`, `apps/desktop/e2e/tile-unread-bug.spec.ts`, `apps/desktop/e2e/warm-resume-jitter.spec.ts`
- **#76770: fix(ci): restore Desktop E2E runner**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#99671`
- **#77995: fix(ci): re-enable Desktop E2E gate**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `silent_close`; implication `active`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #99671 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-01`.
- Subsystem: `apps/desktop`