# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Fix loopback backend auth gating on public_url

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These members address a bug where setting dashboard.public_url incorrectly forces ticket-only authentication onto Desktop-owned loopback backends, interfering with Desktop startup. The fix removes that gating condition for Desktop-owned loopback backends.

## 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 #99520. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #99520 (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-99520`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #96490: dashboard.public_url forces ticket-only auth onto Desktop-owned loopback backends, breaking Desktop boot

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#99520: fix(dashboard): don't gate Desktop-owned loopback backends on public_url (#96490)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `contributors/emails/Agi-Asi@users.noreply.github.com`, `hermes_cli/web_server.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_web_server.py`
- **#96883: fix(dashboard): don't gate Desktop-owned loopback backends on public_url**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `#99520`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #99520 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-08-31`.