# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Bot mode roster filtering out invalid entries

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These issues and PRs concern the bot mode roster incorrectly including entries that should be excluded, such as deleted tombstone directories and non-profile directories. The work involves adding or tightening gate checks so only valid teammate agents appear in the roster.

## 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 #117570. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #117570 (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-117570`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #116905: bot_mode_probe._roster() lists the \`.deleted\` tombstone dir as a teammate agent

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#117570: fix(bot-mode): a parked non-profile directory is no longer listed as a teammate (#116905, salvage #117156)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `hermes_cli/profiles.py`, `hermes_cli/update_restart_recovery.py`, `hermes_constants.py`, `tests/tools/test_bot_mode_probe.py`, `tools/bot_mode_probe.py`
- **#117156: fix(bot-mode): a teammate roster entry must also pass the profile-id name gate (#116905)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `348568ddaf`, `#117570`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #117570 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-21`.