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Bot mode backend spawning and retry storm fixes

Cluster 102913. Data as of

Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #108134 on 11 Sep 2026. Check it covers your case.

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Known?
Yes. 4 related items grouped here, 1 issue already closed.
Fix event
A fix was merged to main in PR #108134. Check it covers your case. No release data is tracked.
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The maintainers' tracker marks this resolved, deciding PR #108134. That is separate from the fix event.
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These items cover bot mode backend spawning failures on launch and roster ticks, plus a spawn-storm caused by a 30-second retry loop with no backoff that starves the slot pool and causes UI issues like typing focus loss.

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Fixes on record

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  • #108134 Desktop: Bot Mode no longer spawns or dials a backend per profile on launch and every roster tick (#102978, #99336, #102913)

    merged to main

    files: apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/profile-ops.test.ts, apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/profile-ops.ts

2 PRs closed without merging

From the close comments: done elsewhere 1 · merged via another change 1

  • #103525 fix: [Bug]: Bot relay timers spawn-storm profile backends against a full local pool — 30s retry loop with no backoff starves the slot pool and degrades the whole UI (typing focus loss) (#102913) · done elsewhere → 52fb4e0, #102913, #108134
  • #108135 Desktop: Bot Mode no longer dials or spawns a backend per bot on every roster tick (#99336, #102913) · merged via another change → #108134, #102978, #99336, #102913
Closed issues · 1
  • Closed#102913[Bug]: Bot relay timers spawn-storm profile backends against a full local pool — 30s retry loop with no backoff starves the slot pool and degrades the whole UI (typing focus loss)
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Closed issues
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2 PRs closed without merging
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11 Sep 2026

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