# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Desktop sidebar blank sessions after update or stale filter

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug where the desktop sidebar shows group headers but no sessions, triggered by stale or cross-profile storage after auto-update, along with fixes targeting corrupted Local/Session Storage and stale project filter state.

## 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 #104522. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #104522 (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-104522`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #97762: \[Bug\] Desktop sidebar renders group headers but ZERO sessions after auto-update — survives restart AND new messages; only clearing renderer Local/Session Storage fixes it (macOS)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#104522: fix(desktop): a stale or cross-profile project filter no longer blanks the sidebar (#97762, #96246; salvage #96269 + #102465)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/src/app/chat/sidebar/index.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/chat/sidebar/project-filter.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/app/chat/sidebar/project-filter.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/app/chat/sidebar/projects/index.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/app/chat/sidebar/projects/workspace-groups.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/app/chat/sidebar/projects/workspace-groups.ts`, `contributors/emails/165816600+finn763@users.noreply.github.com`
- **#102465: fix: \[Bug\] Desktop sidebar renders group headers but ZERO sessions after auto-update — survives restart AND new messages; only clearing renderer Local/Session Storage fixes it (macOS) (#97762)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `#102465`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #104522 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-06`.