# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Fix returning-user setup menu dispatch bug

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug where the returning-user 'hermes setup' menu dispatched incorrect sections (e.g., Tools opening Messaging Platforms) is addressed via explicit key mapping instead of positional indexing, alongside a feature for auto-reconfiguration on existing installs.

## 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 #3083. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #3083 (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-3083`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #2609: \[Bug\]: returning-user 'hermes setup' menu dispatches wrong section (Tools opens Messaging Platforms)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#3083: fix(setup): use explicit key mapping for returning-user menu dispatch**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `hermes_cli/setup.py`
- **#2610: fix(setup): use explicit key mapping for returning-user menu dispatch instead of positional index**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #3083 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-03-26`. This confirmation is old and may be out of date (a revert/reopen would not have invalidated it here); re-verify.
- Subsystem: `hermes_cli`