# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Bot Chat session model not preserved across switches

## Open now

- 0 issues, 1 PR open on GitHub.
- PR #104972: fix(sessions): preserve explicit Bot Chat model overrides

A bug where Bot Chat discards its saved or explicitly chosen model when switching bots or resuming sessions, along with related fixes to preserve those model selections.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 1 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 0 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #116889. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #116889 (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-116889`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #104882: \[Bug\]: Canonical Bot Chat discards its saved session model after switching bots

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#116889: fix(sessions): canonical Bot Chat keeps its composer model pick across bot switches and resume (#104882, salvage #104972)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `tests/tui_gateway/test_custom_provider_session_persistence.py`, `tests/tui_gateway/test_make_agent_provider.py`, `tui_gateway/methods_session.py`, `tui_gateway/model_switch.py`, `tui_gateway/server.py`, `tui_gateway/session_workdir.py`, `website/docs/user-guide/bot-mode.md`
- **#104972: fix(sessions): preserve explicit Bot Chat model overrides**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`
  - files: `tests/tui_gateway/test_custom_provider_session_persistence.py`, `tests/tui_gateway/test_make_agent_provider.py`, `tui_gateway/methods_session.py`, `tui_gateway/model_switch.py`, `tui_gateway/server.py`, `tui_gateway/session_workdir.py`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #116889 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-20`.
- Subsystem: `gateway`