# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Fix message_agent routing to relay vs local bot

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug where a connection-qualified message_agent target (e.g. hermes@mini) was incorrectly delivered to a local bot with a similar name instead of the relay. The members cover the bug report and associated fixes for this routing mismatch.

## 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 #121372. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #121372 (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-121372`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #120246: \[Bug\]: message_agent delivers a connection-qualified target (hermes@mini) to a local bot whose friendly name slugs to hermes-mini, instead of the relay

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#121372: fix(bot-mode): route a connection-qualified message_agent target to the relay**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `tests/tools/test_bot_mode_dm.py`, `tools/bot_mode_dm.py`
- **#120247: fix(bot-mode): a connection-qualified message_agent target reaches the relay, not a look-alike local bot**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `#121372`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #121372 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-24`.