# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Bot Mode roster duplication display issues

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items concern a UX problem where Bot Mode shows duplicate-looking profile entries by mixing persisted group-source members with 'This device' rows. Work includes identifying the issue and a fix to hide unreachable same-name roster twins on desktop.

## 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 #95979. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #95979 (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-95979`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #92286: \[UX\] Bot Mode shows persisted group-source members alongside This device rows, making profiles look duplicated

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#95979: salvage: final wave — transport/routing cluster (#95343, #95592, #95379, #95606, #95389, #95371)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/electron/backend-dial-claim.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/main.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/api/plugins.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/api/plugins.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/app/gateway/hooks/use-gateway-boot.test.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/gateway/hooks/use-gateway-boot.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/app/gateway/hooks/use-gateway-request.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/app/gateway/hooks/use-gateway-request.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/lib/gateway-liveness-policy.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/lib/gateway-liveness-policy.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/lib/voice-playback.routing.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/lib/voice-playback.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/lib/with-timeout.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/plugin.js`, `apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/tests/multi-source-roster.test.mjs`, `apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/tests/roster-groups.test.mjs`, `apps/desktop/src/store/gateway-activation-prune-lease.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/store/gateway.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/store/gateway.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/store/profile-select-source.test.ts` (+1 more)
- **#95371: fix(desktop): hide unreachable same-name Bot Mode roster twins**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `2c495acb8`, `62e2d6e1e`, `1e9a12a71`, `#95979`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #95979 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-08-27`.