# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Bot mode backend spawning and retry storm fixes

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

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.

## TL;DR

- 4 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 2 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #108134. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #108134 (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-108134`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.50`: 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

- #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)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#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 · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/profile-ops.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/profile-ops.ts`
- **#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)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `52fb4e0877`, `#102913`, `#108134`
- **#108135: Desktop: Bot Mode no longer dials or spawns a backend per bot on every roster tick (#99336, #102913)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `#108134`, `#102978`, `#99336`, `#102913`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #108134 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-11`.