# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Desktop dropdown submenu z-index/portal layering fix

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug where dropdown submenus appear behind other UI elements on desktop, and related fixes that portal submenu content into the correct container to resolve layering/clickability issues.

## 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 #122042. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #122042 (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-122042`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #80798: Desktop Kanban: model thinking/effort submenu is behind the model list and unclickable

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#122042: fix(desktop): portal dropdown submenus into the parent menu's container**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/src/components/ui/dropdown-menu.test.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/components/ui/dropdown-menu.tsx`
- **#91954: fix(desktop): portal dropdown submenu content into dialog container (#80798)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `#122042`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #122042 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-25`.
- Subsystem: `apps/desktop`