# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Tasks panel list replacement bug and fix

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug where the desktop Tasks panel replaces its list instead of merging on todo writes, along with a fix to patch todo updates incrementally and maintain panel state across merges, reconnects, and hidden tool progress.

## 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 #98248. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #98248 (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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #97810: \[Bug\]: desktop Tasks panel replaces the list on merge:true todo writes

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#98248: fix(todo): Tasks panel stays live across merges, reconnects, and hidden tool progress (salvage #97815, #97811)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/src/app/chat/composer/status-stack/collapsed-indicator.test.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/use-message-stream/gateway-event/tools.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/use-message-stream/index.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/use-message-stream/todo-cleanup.test.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/use-session-actions/index.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/components/chat/status-section.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/lib/chat-messages/types.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/lib/todos.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/lib/todos.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/store/todos.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/store/todos.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/types/hermes.ts`, `apps/shared/src/json-rpc-gateway.ts`, `run_agent.py`, `tests/run_agent/test_run_agent.py`, `tests/tools/test_todo_tool.py`, `tests/tui_gateway/test_todo_state_events.py`, `tools/todo_tool.py`, `tui_gateway/methods_session.py`, `tui_gateway/server.py`
- **#97811: fix(desktop): merge todo patches instead of replacing the Tasks list**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `c0875ba503`, `#98248`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #98248 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-08-30`.