# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Fix catalog ID collision between plugins and skills

## Open now

- 1 issue, 2 PRs open on GitHub.
- #119776: manage_catalog cannot install plugin and skill sharing an ID in one card
- PR #119779: fix: distinguish catalog installs with shared plugin and skill IDs
- PR #119799: fix(catalog): disambiguate plugin and skill rows by kind

These issues and PRs address a bug where a plugin and a skill sharing the same ID caused problems in the catalog, preventing correct installation or display. The fix disambiguates catalog rows and install logic by also considering the item's kind, not just its ID.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 2 open PR(s), 0 merged PR(s), 0 PR(s) closed without merging.
- No fix has been merged to main; one or more PRs were attempted (see below).
- **Recommended:** review the prior/competing PR(s) below. A fix was attempted but not merged; your case may extend or revive that work.

## Maintainer resolution verdict

- Internal-tracker verdict over this cluster's issue members: `unresolved`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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.

## Open related issues

- #119776: manage_catalog cannot install plugin and skill sharing an ID in one card

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#119779: fix: distinguish catalog installs with shared plugin and skill IDs**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `silent_close`; implication `active`
  - files: `tests/tools/test_connectors_catalog.py`, `tools/connectors/catalog.py`, `tools/connectors/catalog_tool.py`
- **#119799: fix(catalog): disambiguate plugin and skill rows by kind**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `silent_close`; implication `active`
  - files: `apps/desktop/src/components/assistant-ui/catalog-install-tool.test.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/components/assistant-ui/catalog-install-tool.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/components/assistant-ui/connector-tool.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/store/connection-request.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/store/connection-request.ts`, `apps/shared/src/gateway-contract.generated.ts`, `apps/shared/src/gateway-contract.openrpc.json`, `tests/tools/test_connectors_catalog.py`, `tools/connectors/catalog.py`, `tools/connectors/mcp.py`, `tools/connectors/operation.py`, `tui_gateway/contracts/connectors_operation.py`

## Fix status

- No merged fix on record.
- Subsystem: `agent`