# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Bot Mode remote routing fixes in desktop

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These issues and fixes address a bug where Bot Mode rows from remote gateways were incorrectly routed through the local profile path, spawning local backends instead of the intended remote ones. The changes correct source routing so remote sub-profiles and Bot Mode entries are directed through their owning backend or gateway.

## TL;DR

- 5 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 2 merged PR(s), 2 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #88523. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #88523 (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-88542`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #88296: \[Bug\]: Bot Mode rows from a remote gateway open through the local profile route and spawn a local backend

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#88523: fix(bot-mode): de-dupe the Bots roster on remote-gateway desktops (salvages #88489 + #88341)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`; implication `superseded`
  - files: `apps/desktop/electron/connection-registry.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/connection-registry.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/main.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/plugin.js`, `apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/tests/active-now-strip.test.mjs`, `apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/tests/canonical-chat-empty-recovery.test.mjs`, `apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/tests/multi-source-roster.test.mjs`, `apps/desktop/src/sdk/index.ts`, `contributors/emails/[redacted:email]`
- **#88542: fix(desktop): route Bot Mode rows to their owning backend (salvages #88328 + #88380)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`; implication `superseded`
  - files: `apps/desktop/electron/connection-config.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/connection-config.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/main.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/plugin.js`, `apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/tests/active-now-strip.test.mjs`, `apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/tests/multi-source-roster.test.mjs`, `apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/tests/profile-prewarm.test.mjs`, `apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/tests/session-workspace.test.mjs`, `apps/desktop/src/sdk/host-state.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/sdk/index.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/sdk/profile-routing.test.ts`
- **#88328: fix(desktop): preserve Bot Mode source routing**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `ed20a6f01a`, `#88542`, `#88523`
- **#88380: fix(desktop): route remote sub-profiles through the primary's remote gateway**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `15dd3bf586`, `eb63c254bc`, `#88542`, `#88328`, `#88380`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #88523 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-08-17`.
- Subsystem: `apps/desktop`