NousResearch/hermes-agent

Guard bot titles from stale metadata overwrites

Cluster 120853. Data as of 2026-10-24 13:18 UTC

Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #131867 on 3 Oct 2026. Check it covers your case.

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These issues and fixes address a bug where outdated Desktop appearance metadata can overwrite a more recent server revision of a bot's title. The work focuses on adding guards to prevent stale data from reverting bot titles.

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#131867 fix(desktop): a bot on another connection keeps its own name; saves stop publishing cached titles

merged to main

files: apps/desktop/electron/main.ts, apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/bot-row.test.tsx, apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/data.bot-meta.test.ts, apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/data.ts, apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/edit-profile-dialog.tsx, apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/edit-profile-look.ts, apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/group-chat.ts, apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/hidden-bots.test.ts, apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/labels.ts, apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/plugin.tsx, apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/profile-ops.test.ts, apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/profile-ops.ts, apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/roster-pane-lifecycle.ts, apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/types.ts, apps/desktop/src/store/gateway-connection-lifecycle.test.ts

2 PRs closed without merging

From the close comments: done elsewhere 2

#120863 fix(desktop): prevent stale bot metadata from reverting titles · done elsewhere → #131867
#122196 fix(desktop): guard Bot title against stale appearance overwrites · done elsewhere → 7229edf, #131867

Closed issues · 1

Closed#120853[Bug]: Bot title can revert when stale Desktop appearance metadata overwrites a newer server revision

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Merged PRs: #131867
Closed issues: 1
Attempts: 2 PRs closed without merging
Fix link checked: 3 Oct 2026

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