# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Bot group chat name/avatar resolution fixes

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items address incorrect display names and avatars for bots in group chat rooms, particularly when bots belong to remote connections. The work involves aligning title resolution paths and labeling members by their owning connection and profile.

## 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 #113382. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #113382 (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-113382`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #101382: Group chat displays wrong names/avatars for remote connection bots — uses different title resolution path than sidebar

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#113382: fix(bot-mode): Group Chat rooms label members by their owning connection and profile (#96432, #101382, #102294, #94869, salvage #96520)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/e2e/group-transcript-owner-meta.spec.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/group-activity.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/group-activity.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/group-chat-view.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/group-chat.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/group-chat.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/group-round-members.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/group-round-prompt.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/group-turns.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/routing.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/routing.ts`, `website/docs/user-guide/bot-mode.md`
- **#101548: fix(desktop): resolve remote group chat titles via botRosterMeta**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `00bae45b2eea`, `#113382`, `#964`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #113382 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-17`.