NousResearch/hermes-agent

Desktop pet overlay rendering and startup regressions

Cluster 81618 · agent/pet. Data as of 2026-10-29 11:48 UTC

Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #86752 on 15 Aug 2026. Check it covers your case.

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These items address a cluster of bugs in the desktop pet overlay introduced around v0.20, including HiDPI rendering issues, a missing backstop after live-sync changes, and the pet failing to appear at startup until Settings is opened.

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#86752 fix(desktop): pet overlay salvage — sharp HiDPI rendering, backstop, tool-failure state, quoted-false toggle, send-once spritesheet

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files: apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/use-message-stream/gateway-event.ts, apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/use-message-stream/pet-tool-failure-event.test.tsx, apps/desktop/src/components/pet/floating-pet-poll.test.ts, apps/desktop/src/components/pet/floating-pet.tsx, apps/desktop/src/components/pet/pet-info-poll.ts, apps/desktop/src/components/pet/pet-sprite.test.tsx, apps/desktop/src/components/pet/pet-sprite.tsx, cli.py, contributors/emails/[redacted:email], hermes_cli/pets.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_pet_toggle.py, tests/test_tui_gateway_server.py, tui_gateway/methods_session.py, tui_gateway/server.py

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From the close comments: merged via another change 1

#81635 fix(desktop): restore pet.info backstop after live-sync regression · merged via another change → #86752

Closed issues · 1

Closed#81618[Bug]: Desktop pet doesn't appear at startup — only appears after opening Settings → Appearance (v0.20 live-sync regression)

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Subsystem: agent/pet
Merged PRs: #86752
Closed issues: 1
Attempts: 1 PR closed without merging
Fix link checked: 15 Aug 2026

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