# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Group chat stop-word and mention detection fixes

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items address misclassification of filler/stop words in group chat hold logic and refine when group rooms wake based on mention proximity or @all triggers. Multiple related bot-mode and desktop-mode behaviors are adjusted together.

## 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 #113444. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #113444 (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-113444`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #103893: Group-chat hold directive misclassifies German filler words

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#113444: fix(bot-mode): group rooms wake on @all, ignore prose stop words, report dead turns, and approve on click (#103893, #97740, #91706, #92760, salvage #91857)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/e2e/group-approval-click-submits.spec.ts`, `apps/desktop/e2e/group-hold-directive.spec.ts`, `apps/desktop/e2e/group-member-backend-failure.spec.ts`, `apps/desktop/package.json`, `apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/group-chat-parts.test.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/group-chat-parts.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/group-rounds.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/group-rounds.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/group-test-utils.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/group-turns.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/group-turns.ts`, `tests-js/scripts/mock-server.ts`, `website/docs/user-guide/bot-mode.md`
- **#106364: fix(desktop): gate group-hold stop words on mention proximity, release first (#103893)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `d4625b593d4f`, `#113444`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #113444 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-17`.