# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Desktop gated file download authentication fixes

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug report and two related fix attempts addressing failures when downloading attachments through password-protected or gated remote gateways on Desktop. The fixes aim to ensure authenticated requests are used for these file downloads.

## 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 #90546. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #90546 (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-90546`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #88987: \[Bug\] Desktop: attachment download fails (401) on remote gateway with password (basic) auth — "Couldn't fetch X from the gateway"

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#90546: fix(desktop): authenticate gated file downloads like REST (supersedes #89013)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/electron/main.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/native-auth-decisions.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/native-auth-decisions.ts`
- **#89013: fix(desktop): authenticate gated file downloads for password remotes**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#90546`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #90546 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-08-20`.
- Subsystem: `apps/desktop`