# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Expose chat busy/turn state to desktop plugins

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items relate to adding flags to the desktop plugin SDK that indicate when the focused chat is in a busy or active turn state. The work appears to involve surfacing this runtime information so plugins can observe it.

## 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 #87585. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #87585 (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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #87557: \[Feature\]: Let desktop plugins see when the focused chat is working

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#87585: feat(desktop): expose focused-chat busy turn flags on the plugin SDK (salvage #87558)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/src/plugins/example/plugin.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/sdk/index.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/sdk/index.ts`, `skills/autonomous-ai-agents/hermes-agent/references/desktop-plugins.md`, `website/docs/developer-guide/desktop-plugin-sdk.md`
- **#87558: feat(desktop): add busy turn flags to plugin SDK**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `#87585`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #87585 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-08-16`.