# NousResearch/hermes-agent · MCP add command points to wrong reload instruction

## Open now

- 0 issues, 2 PRs open on GitHub.
- PR #77074: fix(mcp): point mcp add/select success messages at /reload-mcp
- PR #77643: fix(mcp): point mcp add at /reload-mcp instead of misleading 'start a new session' (#76954)

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.

## TL;DR

- 4 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 2 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 0 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #122300. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #122300 (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-122300`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #76954: \[Bug\]: "hermes mcp add" says "start a new session", but new desktop sessions do not pick up newly added MCP servers

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#122300: fix(mcp): connect servers added to config on the next agent build**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `hermes_cli/mcp_config.py`, `hermes_cli/mcp_startup.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_mcp_startup.py`, `tools/mcp_tool_discovery.py`
- **#77074: fix(mcp): point mcp add/select success messages at /reload-mcp**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`
  - files: `hermes_cli/mcp_config.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_mcp_config.py`
- **#77643: fix(mcp): point mcp add at /reload-mcp instead of misleading 'start a new session' (#76954)**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `partial_fix`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `a805ac85daa0`, `#76954`, `#77074`, `#77643`, `#374151`
  - files: `hermes_cli/mcp_config.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_mcp_config.py`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #122300 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-26`.
- Subsystem: `apps/desktop`