# NousResearch/hermes-agent · SOUL.md missing file notice in desktop UI

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These members address a UX gap where the desktop editor shows a blank screen for profiles whose personality is stored in config.yaml rather than a dedicated SOUL.md file. The work involves adding an explanation or notice so users understand why no file is present.

## 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 #122082. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #122082 (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-122082`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #89436: Desktop SOUL.md editor shows blank screen for profiles without explicit SOUL.md file — personality lives in config.yaml but UI gives no indication

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#122082: fix: wave-7 misc — stale approval bar, gh stderr, hidden conversations, SOUL.md notice, auto-TTS on A2A**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `agent/context_breakdown.py`, `apps/desktop/e2e/profile-soul-missing.spec.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/git-review-ops.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/git-review-ops.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/app/chat/sidebar/profile-switcher.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/profiles/index.test.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/profiles/index.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/use-message-stream/gateway-event/lifecycle.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/use-message-stream/gateway-event/session-info.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/use-message-stream/session-reclaimed.test.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/use-message-stream/stale-pending-settle.test.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/i18n/ar.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/i18n/en.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/i18n/ja.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/i18n/ru.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/i18n/types.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/i18n/zh-hant.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/i18n/zh.ts`, `contributors/emails/33hodl@users.noreply.github.com`, `contributors/emails/BlackishGreen33@users.noreply.github.com` (+10 more)
- **#105201: fix(desktop): explain missing profile SOUL.md files**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#122082`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #122082 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-27`.
- Subsystem: `apps/desktop`