# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Desktop session tab strip visibility bug fix

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug where the desktop session tab header/strip disappears and remains hidden. Two fix attempts and one bug report address keeping the session tab strip consistently visible.

## TL;DR

- 5 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 3 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #91714. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #91714 (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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.40`: 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

- #89350: \[Bug\]: Desktop session tab header disappears and stays gone

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#91714: fix(desktop): rebuild tab strip visibility around a stated mode and a way back**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`; implication `superseded`
  - files: `apps/desktop/src/app/chat/pane-mirror.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/app/chat/session-drag.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/app/chat/session-tile.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/context-menu/app-context-menu.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/contrib/controller.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/contrib/surfaces.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/hooks/use-keybinds.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/app/settings/appearance-settings.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/components/pane-shell/tree/dock-enforce.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/components/pane-shell/tree/model.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/components/pane-shell/tree/renderer/drag-session.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/components/pane-shell/tree/renderer/lone-header.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/components/pane-shell/tree/renderer/lone-header.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/components/pane-shell/tree/renderer/strip-visibility.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/components/pane-shell/tree/renderer/strip-visibility.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/components/pane-shell/tree/renderer/tab-strip-hide.test.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/components/pane-shell/tree/renderer/track-model.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/components/pane-shell/tree/renderer/tree-group.test.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/components/pane-shell/tree/renderer/tree-group.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/components/pane-shell/tree/store.ts` (+11 more)
- **#89225: fix(desktop): keep the session tab strip visible**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#91714`
- **#91690: fix(desktop): keep session tab strips visible**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#91714`
- **#108835: fix(desktop): keep a tiled main pane's tab strip**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `36010d0bba`, `#107444`, `#89350`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #91714 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-08-21`.
- Subsystem: `apps/desktop`