# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Group chat double-render bug in bot mode

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items relate to a bug where opening a group chat in the bots section causes it to render in two places, obscuring the bot list. The members cover the bug report and associated 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 #90474. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #90474 (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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #89788: \[Bug\]: Opening a group chat in Bots section also opens it in the menu, hiding the bot list

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#90474: fix(bot-mode): group chat opens as one room pane, not two (#89788)**. 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/group-chat.test.mjs`
- **#89881: fix(bot-mode): opening a group chat no longer draws the room twice**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#89788`, `#90474`
- **#90274: Fix: Bots pane swallows roster when a group chat opens (double-render) #89788**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`; refs `#89881`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #90474 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-08-20`.
- Subsystem: `apps/desktop`