# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Bot Mode same-name group session reuse bug

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug where recreating a Bot Mode group with the same name incorrectly reuses old member sessions instead of creating fresh ones. The members cover the bug report and associated fix attempts.

## 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 #91082. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #91082 (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-91082`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.67`: 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

- #90005: \[Bug\]: Bot Mode recreating a same-name group reuses old member sessions

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#91082: fix: recreating a same-name Bot Mode group gets fresh member sessions (#90005, salvage #90028)**. 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`, `contributors/emails/[redacted:email]`
- **#90028: fix(bot-mode): recreating a same-name group mints fresh member sessions**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `#91082`, `#90005`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #91082 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-08-20`.