# NousResearch/hermes-agent · @hermes handoff and callability fixes in bot mode

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items concern bugs and fixes related to @hermes handoff behavior in group rooms and desktop contexts, specifically around cases where @hermes could not be properly invoked or handed off to when acting as or alongside a primary bot handle.

## 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 #111240. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #111240 (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-111240`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `1.00`: 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

- #100406: \[Bug\]: \[Bug\]: Bot-to-bot handoff to primary @hermes fails while @hermes → other bot works in v0.21.0

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#111240: fix(bot-mode): a teammate's @hermes handoff now drives the primary bot in group rooms (#100406)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/e2e/group-handoff-to-primary-bot.spec.ts`, `apps/desktop/package.json`, `apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/group-chat-parts.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/group-membership.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/group-rounds.primary-alias.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/group-rounds.ts`, `tests-js/scripts/mock-server.ts`, `website/docs/user-guide/bot-mode.md`
- **#100430: fix(desktop): keep @hermes callable when the primary handle is default**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #111240 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-15`.