# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Bot Chat title lock bug on archiving sessions

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These issues and fixes address a bug where archiving a Bot Mode chat session permanently locks its title, preventing replacement or successor sessions from claiming it. The work covers title release logic and recovery of archived sessions.

## TL;DR

- 5 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 2 merged PR(s), 2 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #111351. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #111351 (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-111351`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #110871: Archiving a Bot Mode chat locks its 'Bot Chat' title forever

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#111351: fix(state): archiving a Bot Chat no longer locks its title; the replacement becomes canonical (#110871, salvage #110875)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`; implication `superseded`
  - files: `hermes_state_maintenance.py`, `hermes_state_titles.py`, `tests/hermes_state/test_canonical_title_guard.py`, `website/docs/user-guide/bot-mode.md`
- **#113369: fix(bot-mode): archived Bot Chats and other hidden sessions stay recoverable from the archived view (#90946, salvage #90955)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`; implication `superseded`
  - files: `apps/desktop/e2e/archived-hidden-session-recoverable.spec.ts`, `hermes_state_sessions.py`, `tests/hermes_state/test_session_archiving.py`
- **#110875: fix: release archived Bot Chat title for replacement sessions**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`; refs `#110876`, `#110871`, `#110876`
- **#110876: fix(state): archived rows release titles to live claimants**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `0e746b213b4a`, `#113369`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #111351 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-16`.