# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Fix connection registry array normalization bug

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug where the 'Create on' picker never appeared because the plugin expected an array but received a registry object. Multiple fixes address normalizing the connection registry and returning the correct list format.

## TL;DR

- 6 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 2 merged PR(s), 3 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #90099. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #90099 (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-90099`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.33`: 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

- #89823: bug(bot-mode): 'Create on' picker never appears — plugin expects array, IPC returns registry object

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#90099: fix(bot-mode): unwrap connections registry object so 'Create on' picker renders**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`; implication `superseded`
  - files: `apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/plugin.js`, `apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/tests/cross-connection-bots.test.mjs`
- **#90311: fix(sdk): host.connections() returns the connection rows it documents (salvage #89893, completes #89823)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`; implication `superseded`
  - files: `apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/plugin.js`, `apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/tests/cross-connection-bots.test.mjs`, `apps/desktop/src/sdk/index.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/sdk/index.ts`, `contributors/emails/[redacted:email]`
- **#89873: fix(bot-mode): normalize connection registry for Create on picker**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `silent_close`; implication `active`
- **#89876: fix(bot-mode): normalize Create on connection registry**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `silent_close`; implication `active`
- **#89893: fix(sdk): return registered connection list**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `271e49a8ffb`, `#90311`, `#89823`, `#90099`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #90099 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-08-19`.
- Subsystem: `apps/desktop`