# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Windows chat window transparency applied incorrectly

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These issues and fixes address a bug where transparency is unconditionally applied to Windows desktop chat windows, breaking window snapping features and visual opacity when glass effects are disabled.

## TL;DR

- 4 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 2 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #91307. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #91307 (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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.50`: 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

- #90237: \[Bug\]: Desktop window breaks Windows Snap and FancyZones — transparent: true applied unconditionally on Win11 22H2+

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#91307: fix(desktop): Windows glass windows stop rendering when they lose focus**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/electron/main.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/translucency.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/translucency.ts`
- **#90289: fix(desktop): keep Windows chat windows opaque with glass off**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `6e64e6b9c`, `#48421`
- **#90339: fix(desktop): keep Win11 chat windows opaque unless glass is on**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `6e64e6b9c`, `#91307`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #91307 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-08-21`.
- Subsystem: `apps/desktop`