# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Guard bot titles from stale metadata overwrites

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These issues and fixes address a bug where outdated Desktop appearance metadata can overwrite a more recent server revision of a bot's title.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.

## 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 #131867. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #131867 (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: `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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.50`: 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

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

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#131867: fix(desktop): a bot on another connection keeps its own name; saves stop publishing cached titles**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - 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`
- **#120863: fix(desktop): prevent stale bot metadata from reverting titles**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `#131867`
- **#122196: fix(desktop): guard Bot title against stale appearance overwrites**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `7229edf52aa`, `#131867`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #131867 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-10-03`.