# NousResearch/hermes-agent · SSH remote --profile composite key leak fix

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug where composite scope keys like \`conn:<id>::<profile>\` were incorrectly passed as \`--profile\` arguments to the remote CLI, causing errors and hiding bots from the roster. The members cover the bug report and related fix attempts.

## TL;DR

- 4 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 2 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #88664. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #88664 (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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.50`: 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

- #88625: \[Bug\] Desktop SSH remote connection: \`--profile conn:<id>::<profile>\` passed to remote CLI, causing "invalid choice" and permanently hiding the remote bot from the Bots roster

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#88664: feat(desktop): cross-connection Bot Mode — Create-on picker, multi-machine group chats, SSH roster fixes (#88598 salvage)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/electron/connection-config.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/connection-config.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/connection-registry.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/connection-registry.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/main.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/remote-lifecycle.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/remote-lifecycle.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/plugin.js`, `apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/tests/create-group-chat.test.mjs`, `apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/tests/cross-connection-bots.test.mjs`, `apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/tests/draft-agent-discard.test.mjs`, `apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/tests/mention-handoff-quoting.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/sdk/host-state.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/sdk/index.ts`, `contributors/emails/[redacted:email]`, `website/docs/user-guide/bot-mode.md`, `website/docs/user-guide/desktop.md`, `website/docs/user-guide/multi-connection-desktop.md`
- **#88651: fix(desktop): omit invalid SSH --profile composite keys**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `#88664`, `#88598`, `#88625`
- **#88894: fix(desktop): stop the composite scope key leaking into remote --profile (#88625)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `#88625`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #88664 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-08-17`.
- Subsystem: `apps/desktop`