# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Todo task merge behavior bug after resume

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These members address a bug where todo tasks with merge:true or unversioned tool.start incorrectly merge again after a desktop resume. The group covers the bug report and related fix attempts.

## 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 #98326. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #98326 (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-98326`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #98304: \[Bug\]: Tasks panel skips merge:true todo start after resume

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#98326: fix(todo): unversioned tool.start merges again after desktop resume (#98304, salvage #98306)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/src/store/todos.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/store/todos.ts`, `tests/tui_gateway/test_todo_state_events.py`, `tui_gateway/server.py`
- **#98306: fix(todo): unversioned tool.start still merges after resume**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `#98326`, `#98304`, `#98248`, `#97811`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #98326 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-08-30`.