# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Bot Mode chats incorrectly marked hidden on desktop

## Open now

- 0 issues, 2 PRs open on GitHub.
- PR #107024: fix(desktop): keep bots-workspace new sessions discoverable
- PR #116127: fix(desktop): stop marking bot-workspace New session chats as hidden

A bug caused chat sessions started from Bot Mode workspaces on desktop to be marked as hidden, making them unfindable in the Sessions sidebar. Several fixes address different facets of this visibility problem.

## TL;DR

- 5 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 2 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 1 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #125223. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #125223 (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-125223`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.40`: 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

- #105162: Desktop: a chat started from a Bot Mode workspace with ⌘T is created hidden and becomes unfindable once its tab closes

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#125223: fix(desktop): keep Bot Mode side chats in the Sessions sidebar**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/use-session-actions.test.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/use-session-actions/index.ts`
- **#105329: fix(desktop): stop marking Bot Mode side sessions as hidden**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`
- **#107024: fix(desktop): keep bots-workspace new sessions discoverable**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#125223`, `#105162`
  - files: `apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/use-session-actions.test.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/use-session-actions/index.ts`
- **#116127: fix(desktop): stop marking bot-workspace New session chats as hidden**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#125223`, `#105162`
  - files: `apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/use-session-actions.test.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/use-session-actions/index.ts`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #125223 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-28`.
- Subsystem: `apps/desktop`