# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Bot mode group chat sidebar highlight issue

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items concern a bug where group chats do not visually highlight in the sidebar when selected in bot mode. The members include the problem report and related fix attempts addressing this highlighting behavior.

## TL;DR

- 4 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 2 merged PR(s), 1 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #89721. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #89721 (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-89721`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #88979: Bots mode: group chat selection doesn't highlight in sidebar

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#89564: fix(desktop): Bots sidebar no longer highlights the wrong bot while another bot's chat is open**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/plugin.js`, `apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/tests/focused-bot-highlight.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`, `apps/desktop/src/sdk/profile-routing.test.ts`, `skills/autonomous-ai-agents/hermes-agent/references/desktop-plugins.md`, `website/docs/developer-guide/desktop-plugin-sdk.md`
- **#89721: fix(bot-mode): group rows highlight when their chat is open (#88979, salvage #89020)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/plugin.js`, `apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/tests/focused-bot-highlight.test.mjs`, `apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/tests/group-chat.test.mjs`, `apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/tests/profile-prewarm.test.mjs`
- **#89020: fix(bot-mode): highlight selected group chat**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `#89721`, `#89564`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #89721 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-08-19`.
- Subsystem: `apps/desktop`