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MCP add command points to wrong reload instruction

Cluster 76954 · apps/desktop. Data as of

2 open items. Fix merged in #122300 on 26 Sep 2026. Check it covers your case.

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A fix was merged to main in PR #122300. Check it covers your case. No release data is tracked.
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The 'hermes mcp add' command's success message incorrectly instructs users to start a new session, when they should instead use /reload-mcp. These items address correcting that guidance.

Open issues0

No open issues.

Open PRs2

  • PR#77074fix(mcp): point mcp add/select success messages at /reload-mcp
  • PR#77643fix(mcp): point mcp add at /reload-mcp instead of misleading 'start a new session' (#76954)

Fixes on record

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  • #122300 fix(mcp): connect servers added to config on the next agent build

    merged to main

    files: hermes_cli/mcp_config.py, hermes_cli/mcp_startup.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_mcp_startup.py, tools/mcp_tool_discovery.py

Closed issues · 1
  • Closed#76954[Bug]: "hermes mcp add" says "start a new session", but new desktop sessions do not pick up newly added MCP servers
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  • Pairwise link density 0.50: the share of item 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.

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Merged PRs
#122300
Closed issues
1
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26 Sep 2026

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