# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Desktop statusbar hidden by default for some users

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items relate to the desktop statusbar not being visible by default, particularly affecting users upgrading to a newer version. The group covers a reported regression, a fix, and a change to show the statusbar by default.

## 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 #85550. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #85550 (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: `unresolved`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #79407: \[0.20.0 Regression\] Desktop bottom operation panel completely missing — app is viewer-only shell

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#85550: Show statusbar by default in desktop**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/src/store/statusbar-prefs.ts`
- **#80697: fix(desktop): statusbar visible by default for upgrading users**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#85550`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #85550 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-08-13`.
- Subsystem: `apps/desktop`