Bot Chat routing and peer messaging bug fixes

NousResearch/hermes-agent · cluster 114959

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Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #116838. Check it covers your case.

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These issues and pull requests address bugs where peer DMs or runs directed at a Bot Chat open in Desktop were incorrectly handled by a second writer instead of the active chat, and a separate issue where a timed-out peer DM reported an incorrect status.

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  • #116838 fix(bot-mode): a DM or peer run into a Bot Chat open in Desktop is answered by that chat, on every transport (#114959, #115174, #115316, salvage #114962 #115175 #115318)

    merged to main

    files: gateway/platforms/api_server.py, gateway/platforms/api_server_runs.py, tests/gateway/test_peer_dm_into_open_bot_chat.py, tools/bot_live_delivery.py, tools/bot_mode_dm.py, tui_gateway/methods_bot_relay.py

  • #116885 fix(peer): a timed-out peer DM says the turn was accepted and is still running, not that the peer is unreachable (#113099, salvage #113102)

    merged to main

    files: hermes_cli/subcommands/peer.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_peer_dm_reporting.py, website/docs/user-guide/bot-mode.md

  • #116926 fix(api-server): peer dm and peer run into a Bot Chat open in Desktop are answered by that chat, not a second writer (#114959, #115174, salvage #114962 #115175)

    merged to main

    files: gateway/platforms/api_server.py, gateway/platforms/api_server_runs.py, hermes_cli/subcommands/peer.py, tests/gateway/test_peer_dm_into_open_bot_chat.py, website/docs/user-guide/bot-mode.md

1 PR closed without merging

From the close comments: merged via another change 1

  • #114962 fix(api-server): a peer DM into a Bot Chat open in Desktop is answered by that chat, not a second writer (#114959) · merged via another change → #116926, #116885, #114959
Closed issues · 1
  • Closed#114959[Bug]: a peer DM runs as a second writer in a Bot Chat that Desktop holds live — the open chat never sees the message or the reply
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#116838, #116885, #116926
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1 PR closed without merging
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20 Sep 2026

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