# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Desktop thinking block scroll dead zone fixes

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

Multiple fixes addressing a bug where expanding a thinking block on desktop creates a scroll dead zone that swallows wheel scroll input. Several related PRs iterate on the solution.

## TL;DR

- 5 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 3 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #112808. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #112808 (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-112808`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.40`: 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

- #96094: \[Bug\]: Desktop — expanding a thinking block swallows wheel scroll (dead zone after #95783)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#112808: fix(desktop): consolidate thinking and tool-preview scroll fixes**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/DESIGN.md`, `apps/desktop/src/components/assistant-ui/thread/changed-files-card.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/components/assistant-ui/thread/message-parts.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/components/assistant-ui/thread/streaming.test.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/components/assistant-ui/thread/system-message.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/components/chat/terminal-output.tsx`
- **#96096: fix(desktop): don't overscroll-contain an expanded thinking body (wheel dead zone)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `#112808`
- **#96393: fix(desktop): expanded thinking block swallows wheel scroll (#96094)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `#96553`
- **#96553: fix(desktop): expanded thinking block swallows wheel scroll (#96094)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`; refs `#96393`, `#96094`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #112808 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-16`.