# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Bot group room slash command handling fixes

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items address a problem where slash commands (e.g. /new) in bot-mode group rooms are incorrectly delivered as literal text to member sessions. The work involves fixes to keep group command routing and identity accurate, and to reject or warn on slash input in bot group rooms.

## 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 #108182. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #108182 (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-108182`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #93947: Bot-mode group rooms: slash commands like /new are delivered to member sessions as literal text

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#108182: fix(desktop): keep group commands and working-member identity accurate**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/bot-row.test.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/bot-row.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/group-chat-view.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/group-chat.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/group-presence.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/group-round-members.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/group-rounds.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/group-rounds.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/group-slash.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/group-slash.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/i18n.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/roster-pane.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/row-helpers.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/row-helpers.ts`
- **#94063: fix(desktop): reject slash input in bot group rooms with a visible notice**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #108182 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-11`.