# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Desktop cold bot-switch chat transition fixes

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These issues and pull requests address visual and state bugs during cold bot-switch on desktop, where the previous chat remains visible, ownership changes incorrectly, or the bot row spinner is missing while the target backend starts.

## 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 #122041. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #122041 (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-122041`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #120277: \[Bug\]: Desktop cold bot switch leaves previous chat visible while target backend starts

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#122041: fix(desktop): spin the bot row while a cold chat opens**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/bot-row.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/bot-state.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/cold-bot-switch-pending.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/cold-bot-switch-row.test.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/i18n.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/plugin-panes.test.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/relay.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/roster-actions.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/shared.ts`
- **#120309: fix(desktop): acknowledge cold bot-switch target synchronously**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#122041`
- **#120322: fix(desktop): show pending bot-chat feedback without changing ownership**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#122041`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #122041 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-25`.