# NousResearch/hermes-agent · New Group Chat disabled with mixed local/remote bots

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug where the New Group Chat option stays disabled when a roster contains one local bot alongside remote-connection bots, because the menu gate only counts local-source entries. These items address detecting and enabling the option for mixed local/remote rosters.

## 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 #113401. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #113401 (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-113401`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #101543: \[Bug\] Bot Mode: New Group Chat stays disabled with 1 local bot + remote-connection bots — menu gate counts only local-source roster

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#113401: fix(bot-mode): New Group Chat enables with one local bot plus remote-connection bots (#101543, salvage #101558)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/e2e/group-create-gate-remote-roster.spec.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/roster-pane-toolbar.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/roster-pane.tsx`, `contributors/emails/[redacted:email]`, `website/docs/user-guide/bot-mode.md`
- **#101558: fix(desktop): enable New Group Chat for local-plus-remote rosters**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `58a41bcc241a`, `#113401`, `#101`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #113401 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-17`.