# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Desktop file panel sync with session/project changes

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items address the desktop file panel (right rail) not updating its working directory when switching sessions or creating new ones. Fixes involve rebinding the workspace and syncing the project tile current working directory to the right rail.

## 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 #81247. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #81247 (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-81247`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #76696: \[Bug\]: Desktop right-side file panel doesn't follow the project folder when creating a new session while the main chat is occupied

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#81247: fix(desktop): rebind the Files pane workspace when switching sessions**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/use-message-stream/gateway-event.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/use-session-actions/index.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/use-session-actions/utils.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/use-session-actions/utils.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/store/coding-status.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/store/session.ts`, `tests/test_tui_gateway_server.py`, `tui_gateway/server.py`
- **#76713: fix(desktop): sync project tile cwd to right rail**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#81247`, `#81045`, `#71346`, `#76696`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #81247 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-08-07`.