# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Desktop workspace edits reloading unrelated preview tabs

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug where editing workspace files causes unrelated external web tabs in the preview pane to reload unexpectedly. Includes the bug report and related fix attempts.

## TL;DR

- 4 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 2 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #120055. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #120055 (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-120055`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #81487: \[Bug\]: Desktop: any workspace file edit force-reloads unrelated web tabs in the preview pane (x.com etc.)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#120055: fix(desktop): in-app browser no longer reloads your page on every agent file edit (#81487, salvage #81503)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/src/app/chat/right-rail/preview-pane.test.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/chat/right-rail/preview-pane.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/lib/local-preview.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/lib/local-preview.ts`
- **#81503: fix(desktop): stop workspace edits from reloading external preview tabs**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `8206d89b984`, `680d613a018`, `#120055`
- **#88877: fix(desktop): stop workspace edits from reloading external preview tabs**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `8206d89b984`, `680d613a018`, `#120055`, `#81487`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #120055 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-23`.
- Subsystem: `apps/desktop`