# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Hidden Bot chats reappearing in Sessions sidebar fix

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These issues and pull requests address a bug where hidden Bot Mode chats reappear in the Sessions sidebar through the refresh keep-list mechanism. Multiple fix attempts and a salvage PR are grouped together around this single desktop sidebar behavior problem.

## 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 #116935. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #116935 (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-116935`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #113273: Hidden Bot Mode chats reappear in the Sessions sidebar via the refresh keep-list

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#116935: fix(desktop): hidden Bot Chats no longer reappear in the Sessions sidebar via the refresh keep-list (#113273, salvage #113288 #113290 #113281)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`; implication `superseded`
  - files: `apps/desktop/src/app/chat/session-tile-actions.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/app/chat/session-tile-actions.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/use-session-actions/resolve-stored-session.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/use-session-actions/utils.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/store/session.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/store/session.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/types/hermes.ts`, `contributors/emails/[redacted:email]`
- **#113281: fix(desktop): keep Bot Chats out of refresh survivors**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `#113273`, `#116935`, `#116935`, `#116935`
- **#113288: fix(desktop): keep hidden Bot Mode chats out of the Sessions sidebar**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `#116935`, `#116935`, `#113288`, `#116935`
- **#113290: fix(desktop): stop hidden Bot Chats re-entering the Sessions sidebar via the refresh keep-list**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `#116935`, `#116935`, `#113290`, `#116935`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #116935 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-20`.