# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Desktop bot relay socket churn and redialing fix

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These members address a bug where the desktop bot relay was repeatedly opening and tearing down WebSocket connections every 4 seconds per registered connection, causing gateway log flooding. The work involves holding a single socket instead of redialing continuously.

## 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 #93679. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #93679 (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-93679`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #93594: \[Bug\]: Desktop bot-relay drain loop opens and tears down a fresh WebSocket every 4 s per registered connection (gateway log flood)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#93679: fix(desktop): bot relay holds one socket instead of redialing every 4s per connection (#93594)**. 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/bot-relay.test.mjs`, `apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/tests/relay-push-drain.test.mjs`, `apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/tests/relay-socket-retention.test.mjs`, `apps/desktop/src/sdk/index.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/store/gateway-relay-retention.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/store/gateway.ts`
- **#93656: fix(desktop): reduce bot relay socket churn**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `#93679`, `#93594`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #93679 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-08-24`.