# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Multiplex pairing store routing fixes and improvements

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items address a bug where multiplex pairing codes are generated in the wrong (default) pairing store rather than the correct routed profile's store, preventing secondary-profile DMs from pairing. Related work adds profile-correct approval handling and a desktop surface for approvals.

## 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 #74446. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #74446 (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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.67`: 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

- #70858: \[Bug\]: multiplex pairing code is generated in the default PairingStore, not the routed profile's — secondary-profile DMs can never pair

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#74446: feat(pairing): profile-correct approvals, and a desktop surface to do them from**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/src/app/messaging/index.test.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/messaging/index.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/use-message-stream/gateway-event.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/hermes.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/i18n/en.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/i18n/types.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/i18n/zh.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/pairing-scope.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/store/live-sync.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/types/hermes.ts`, `gateway/pairing.py`, `gateway/run.py`, `hermes_cli/web_models.py`, `hermes_cli/web_server.py`, `hermes_constants.py`, `tests/gateway/test_multiplex_pairing_stores.py`, `tests/gateway/test_pairing.py`, `tests/gateway/test_unauthorized_dm_behavior.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_dashboard_admin_endpoints.py`, `tests/tui_gateway/test_change_watcher.py` (+2 more)
- **#70932: fix(gateway): align multiplex pairing stores**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `#74446`, `#60564`, `#37758`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #74446 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-07-30`.
- Subsystem: `gateway`