# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Pause diffusion rendering when desktop window inactive

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items address pausing or throttling diffusion canvas rendering on the desktop when the window is inactive. They introduce policies around frame rate budgeting, instance caps, and pause behavior tied to window focus state.

## 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 #88564. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #88564 (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-88564`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #88396: Desktop: pause the diffusion placeholder when the window is inactive

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#88564: fix(desktop): bound DiffusionCanvas — pause policy, 15fps budget, instance cap**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/src/components/chat/image-generation-placeholder.test.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/components/chat/image-generation-placeholder.tsx`
- **#88407: fix(desktop): pause inactive diffusion rendering**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `#88564`, `#79327`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #88564 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-08-17`.