# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Ghost profile name after rename under multiplexer

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These issues and PRs concern a bug where renaming a profile while a multiplexer is running causes the old profile name to reappear as a ghost served profile. The work involves unrouting the old name before completing the rename to prevent this behavior.

## TL;DR

- 5 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 3 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #110202. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #110202 (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-110202`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #109267: \[Bug\]: profile rename under a running multiplexer resurrects the old name as a ghost served profile

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#110202: Profile rename under a live multiplexer no longer resurrects the old name as a ghost served profile (#109267, salvage #109269)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`; implication `superseded`
  - files: `hermes_cli/profiles.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_profiles.py`, `website/docs/user-guide/multi-profile-gateways.md`
- **#109269: fix(profiles): rename under a live multiplexer no longer resurrects the old name**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `6de2dde61fd0`, `#110202`
- **#109271: fix(profiles): prevent ghost profile after rename**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `6de2dde61fd0`, `#110202`
- **#109299: fix(cli): unroute the old name before renaming a multiplexed profile**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `#109269`, `#109269`, `#109269`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #110202 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-13`.