# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Desktop Bot Mode blank chat on cold open bug

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items concern a bug where Bot Mode chats appear blank or become unreachable during cold opens or profile switches on desktop. The cluster covers the bug report and related fix attempts targeting this hydration/rendering issue.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 1 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #89394. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #89394 (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-89394`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `1.00`: 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

- #89206: \[Bug\] Desktop Bot Mode: non-primary chats remain blank and sent messages become unreachable

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#89394: fix(desktop): Bot Mode chats no longer open blank on cold profile switch (#89206, salvage #89284)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/electron/remote-lifecycle.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/remote-lifecycle.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/app/contrib/wiring.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/open-session.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/app/open-session.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/use-route-resume.test.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/use-route-resume.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-identity.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/index.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/sdk/profile-routing.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/store/session.ts`, `contributors/emails/citizendev9c@users.noreply.github.com`
- **#89391: fix(desktop): Bot Mode cold opens hydrate instead of stranding blank (#89206, salvage #89284)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#89394`, `#89284`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #89394 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-08-18`.