# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Branched sessions opening location fix

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These issues and pull requests concern a bug where branched sessions open only in the sidebar rather than in the main workspace. The work addresses correcting this behavior for the default desktop layout.

## 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 #93663. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #93663 (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-93663`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #93444: desktop: branched session opens only in sidebar, not in main workspace (default layout)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#93663: fix(desktop): branched sessions open in the main workspace, not just the sidebar (#93444, salvage #93461)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/use-session-actions.test.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/use-session-actions/index.ts`
- **#93461: fix(desktop): open a branched session in the main workspace, not just a tile**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `#93663`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #93663 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-08-24`.