# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Desktop bot mode 'Close All' persistence fixes

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These issues and PRs address a bug where 'Close All' tab state in Desktop Bot Mode was not being persisted correctly, causing tabs to reappear or group tiles to occlude bot chats. The work focuses on maintaining the closed state across relevant interactions.

## 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 #95648. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #95648 (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-95648`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #94137: Desktop Bot Mode: Close All tabs are restored when clicking a bot

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#95648: fix(desktop): Close All stays closed and group tiles stop occluding bot chats (#94137, #89834)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/e2e/group-to-local-bot-handoff.spec.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/app/chat/sidebar/session-actions-menu.test.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/chat/sidebar/session-actions-menu.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/components/pane-shell/tree/renderer/tree-group.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/plugin.js`, `apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/tests/active-now-strip.test.mjs`, `apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/tests/bots-home.test.mjs`, `apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/tests/canonical-chat-creation.test.mjs`, `apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/tests/canonical-chat-registry.test.mjs`, `apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/tests/group-to-local-bot-handoff.test.mjs`, `apps/desktop/src/store/session-states.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/store/session-states.ts`
- **#94213: fix(desktop): persist Bot Mode Close All session tiles**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `778feee37aae6e0b95c11d39dc58798ba9c2ac09`, `#95648`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #95648 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-08-26`.