# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Reserved profile name validation and error handling

## Open now

- 1 issue, 2 PRs open on GitHub.
- #47549: \[Bug\]: Desktop "New profile" dialog shows raw IPC error for reserved names (e.g. 'test', 'sudo')
- PR #47558: fix(web): prevalidate reserved profile names
- PR #47624: fix(desktop): clean profile dialog backend errors

A bug was identified where creating a profile with a reserved name (e.g. 'test', 'sudo') exposed raw IPC error messages in the desktop dialog. Related fixes address pre-validation of reserved names on the web side and cleaner error handling in the desktop profile dialog backend.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 2 open PR(s), 0 merged PR(s), 0 PR(s) closed without merging.
- No fix has been merged to main; one or more PRs were attempted (see below).
- **Recommended:** review the prior/competing PR(s) below. A fix was attempted but not merged; your case may extend or revive that work.

## 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.67`: 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.

## Open related issues

- #47549: \[Bug\]: Desktop "New profile" dialog shows raw IPC error for reserved names (e.g. 'test', 'sudo')

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#47558: fix(web): prevalidate reserved profile names**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`
  - files: `web/src/lib/formatBackendError.ts`, `web/src/pages/ProfilesPage.tsx`
- **#47624: fix(desktop): clean profile dialog backend errors**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`
  - files: `apps/desktop/src/app/profiles/create-profile-dialog.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/profiles/index.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/profiles/rename-profile-dialog.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/use-prompt-actions.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/i18n/en.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/i18n/ja.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/i18n/types.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/i18n/zh-hant.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/i18n/zh.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/lib/format-error.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/lib/format-error.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/lib/profile-names.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/lib/profile-names.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/store/notifications.ts`

## Fix status

- No merged fix on record.
- Subsystem: `apps/desktop`