# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Bot Chat routing and peer messaging bug fixes

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

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.

## TL;DR

- 5 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 3 merged PR(s), 1 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #116838. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #116838 (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-116838`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #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

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#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 · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`; implication `superseded`
  - 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 · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`; implication `superseded`
  - 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 · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`; implication `superseded`
  - 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`
- **#114962: fix(api-server): a peer DM into a Bot Chat open in Desktop is answered by that chat, not a second writer (#114959)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `#116926`, `#116885`, `#114959`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #116838 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-20`.