# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Desktop chat scroll disrupted on session refresh

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items address an issue where the desktop client unexpectedly scrolls the chat view when a same-session transcript refresh occurs, disrupting users who have scrolled up. Related fixes target hidden session panes contributing to the same unwanted scroll behavior.

## 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 #99881. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #99881 (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-99881`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #99338: Desktop thread force-scrolls to bottom on a same-session refresh (scrolled-up reader gets yanked)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#99881: fix(desktop): stop hidden session panes from yanking the visible chat (supersedes #81829)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/src/app/chat/composer/focus.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/app/chat/composer/focus.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/app/chat/composer/hooks/use-composer-draft.test.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/chat/composer/hooks/use-composer-draft.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/app/chat/index.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/chat/scroll-to-bottom-button.test.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/chat/scroll-to-bottom-button.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/use-message-stream/clarify-hydration.test.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/use-message-stream/gateway-event/input-requests.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/components/assistant-ui/thread/index.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/components/assistant-ui/thread/list.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/components/assistant-ui/thread/list.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/store/thread-scroll.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/store/thread-scroll.ts`
- **#99370: fix(desktop): preserve scroll position on same-session transcript refresh**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#99881`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #99881 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-01`.