Desktop-spawned backend session and mode fixes

NousResearch/hermes-agent · cluster 91495 · apps/desktop

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These items address issues with the desktop-spawned backend process, specifically around WebSocket session token rejection and incorrect forced headless mode or SPA configuration being applied to it.

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#95890 fix(desktop+serve): update no longer strands you on a white screen — headless token page at / + visible error/auto-reload

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files: apps/desktop/electron/main.ts, apps/desktop/electron/renderer-load-error-page.test.ts, apps/desktop/electron/renderer-load-error-page.ts, apps/desktop/electron/window-renderer-lifecycle.test.ts, apps/desktop/electron/window-renderer-lifecycle.ts, contributors/emails/[redacted:email], hermes_cli/web_server.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_web_server.py

4 PRs closed without merging

From the close comments: duplicate 2 · superseded by another PR 2

#84444 fix(desktop): keep SPA mounted in headless serve when spawned by Desktop · duplicate → #91592, #91495
#91497 fix(desktop): exempt desktop-spawned serve from forced headless mode · duplicate → #84444
#91552 fix(serve): let the desktop-spawned backend keep its own SPA · superseded by another PR → #84444, #91495
#91592 fix(cli): do not force headless serve when Desktop spawned the backend (#91495) · superseded by another PR → 26f178e, #91495, #94227, #95890, #84444, #91552

Closed issues · 1

Closed#91495Hermes Desktop fails to start with: WebSocket (/api/ws) rejected the session token

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Subsystem: apps/desktop
Merged PRs: #95890
Closed issues: 1
Attempts: 4 PRs closed without merging
Fix link checked: 26 Aug 2026

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