NousResearch/hermes-agent

Desktop cloud agent 503 error handling improvement

Cluster 85335 · apps/desktop. Data as of 2026-10-29 11:48 UTC

Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #91921 on 22 Aug 2026. Check it covers your case.

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Fix event: A fix was merged to main in PR #91921. Check it covers your case. No release data is tracked.
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These items address a scenario where the desktop app enters a non-actionable boot loop when the cloud agent is unreachable or returns a 503, and work toward surfacing clearer, actionable error messages and recovery options in that situation.

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#91921 feat(desktop): cloud-agent-down boot failures get actionable recovery (#85335, salvage #85373)

merged to main

files: apps/desktop/electron/backend-health.test.ts, apps/desktop/electron/backend-health.ts, apps/desktop/electron/connection-config.test.ts, apps/desktop/electron/connection-config.ts, apps/desktop/electron/main.ts, apps/desktop/src/components/boot-failure-overlay.test.tsx, apps/desktop/src/components/boot-failure-overlay.tsx, apps/desktop/src/global.d.ts, apps/desktop/src/i18n/ar.ts, apps/desktop/src/i18n/en.ts, apps/desktop/src/i18n/ja.ts, apps/desktop/src/i18n/types.ts, apps/desktop/src/i18n/zh-hant.ts, apps/desktop/src/i18n/zh.ts

1 PR closed without merging

From the close comments: merged via another change 1

#85373 fix(desktop): surface actionable error when Nous Cloud agent returns 503 (#85335) · merged via another change → #91921

Closed issues · 1

Closed#85335Desktop: cloud agent 503/backend unreachable produces non-actionable boot-loop with opaque error

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Subsystem: apps/desktop
Merged PRs: #91921
Closed issues: 1
Attempts: 1 PR closed without merging
Fix link checked: 22 Aug 2026

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