# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Desktop registered SSH gateway connection scoping fixes

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items address bugs where registered SSH gateways on desktop remain stuck or improperly bound, with fixes targeting connection scoping for auth envelopes, backend processes, and primary gateway handling.

## 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 #95085. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #95085 (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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.67`: 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

- #94119: \[Bug\]: Windows Desktop registered SSH gateway launches and forwards but remains stuck connecting

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#95085: fix(desktop): auth envelopes and backend processes stay bound to their connection (multi-gateway classes 5+6, tracker #94724)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/electron/connection-apply.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/connection-apply.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/connection-registry.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/connection-registry.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/main.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/native-auth-decisions.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/native-auth-decisions.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/native-oauth.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/native-oauth.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/primary-backend-startup.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/primary-backend-startup.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/remote-lifecycle.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/remote-lifecycle.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/remote-ws-headers.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/remote-ws-headers.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/ssh-bootstrap-coordinator.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/ssh-bootstrap-coordinator.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/app/gateway/hooks/use-gateway-boot.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/app/settings/gateway-settings.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/app/settings/gateway-settings.tsx` (+9 more)
- **#94207: fix(desktop): scope registered ssh primary gateway**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `25d46c788`, `#95085`, `#94724`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #95085 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-08-26`.