# NousResearch/hermes-agent · MCP connection status reporting fixes

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items address inaccurate or misleading status messages when an MCP connection is missing, ensuring the plugins tab and related UI correctly report the actual problem rather than suggesting the app is not running.

## 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 #122081. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #122081 (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-122081`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #119975: Plugins tab says "<slug> is not running. Start <slug>" when the app runs and only the MCP connection is missing

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#122081: fix: backend update-check errors surface, managed-Cloud Screen copy, bundle-skew covers apps/shared, catalog cache drops on update, MCP liveness says what's wrong**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/electron/bundle-skew.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/bundle-skew.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/app/capabilities/plugins/plugins-tab.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/i18n/de.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/i18n/en.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/i18n/es.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/i18n/fr.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/i18n/types.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/i18n.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/screen-connection.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/screen-hero.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/screen-managed-copy.test.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/screen-pane.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/screen-portal.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/store/agent-plugins.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/store/updates-backend-check.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/store/updates.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/store/updates.ts`, `apps/shared/src/gateway-contract.generated.ts`, `apps/shared/src/gateway-contract.openrpc.json` (+11 more)
- **#119993: fix(plugins): report missing MCP connection accurately**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#122081`, `#119975`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #122081 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-27`.