# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Bot poll log flooding fix when no bots configured

## Open now

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A bug caused the bot delivery poll to run repeatedly and flood logs even when no bot platforms were configured. A fix was introduced to skip the poll under those conditions.

## 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 #112267. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #112267 (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-112267`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #111719: \[Bug\]: Bot delivery poll runs ~2×/minute on average although no bots are configured (8,838 warnings, 91.5% of all warnings)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#112267: fix(tui_gateway): bot mailbox poll no longer floods the log on installs that never received a delivery (#111719, supersedes #111733)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `tests/tui_gateway/test_bot_live_owner_delivery.py`, `tools/bot_live_delivery.py`, `tui_gateway/session_notifications.py`
- **#111733: fix(tui): skip bot poll without platforms**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#112267`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #112267 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-16`.