# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Bot relay labels machines by ID instead of name

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug where the relay roster displays raw connection IDs rather than human-readable Settings labels, followed by multiple fix attempts addressing the same issue.

## TL;DR

- 4 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 2 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #116966. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #116966 (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-116966`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.50`: 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

- #114997: \[Bug\]: relay roster labels every machine with its raw connection id — bots read "@chii on 127-0-0-1-9119"

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#116966: fix(bot-relay): peer gateways name each machine by its connection label, not its id (#114997, salvage #114998)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/relay.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/relay.ts`, `website/docs/user-guide/bot-mode.md`
- **#114998: fix(bot-relay): peer gateways name each machine by its label, not its connection id (#114997)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `bfaa0492d2af`
- **#116891: fix(bot-relay): peer gateways name each machine by its Settings label, not its connection id (#114997, salvage #114998)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`; refs `bfaa0492d2af`, `#114997`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #116966 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-20`.