# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Group chat crash fix after deleting cloud connection

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug caused desktop group chats to crash permanently with a 'no connection owner' error when a cloud connection was deleted. These items address identifying and fixing that crash.

## 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 #93668. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #93668 (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-93668`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #93492: Desktop: group chats permanently crash with \`Bot X has no connection owner\` after deleting a cloud connection

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#93668: fix(desktop): group chats survive deleting a cloud connection (#93492, salvage #93505)**. 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/embed-real-capabilities.test.mjs`, `apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/tests/multi-source-roster.test.mjs`, `apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/tests/orphaned-connection-members.test.mjs`
- **#93505: fix(desktop): group chats no longer crash when a member's connection is deleted**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `#93668`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #93668 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-08-24`.