# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Fix @bot mention permissions in Desktop sessions

## Open now

- 1 issue, 2 PRs open on GitHub.
- #94018: Regression: restore safe @bot handoffs from regular Desktop sessions
- PR #94114: fix(bot-mode): restore safe @bot handoffs from regular Desktop sessions
- PR #102925: fix(desktop): @mention any bot from any chat — grant message_agent to Desktop sessions and resolve cross-connection mentions cold

These items address a regression affecting the ability to @mention bots from Desktop sessions, focusing on permission grants and cross-connection mention handling. The work involves restoring safe bot handoff behavior for regular Desktop users.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 2 open PR(s), 0 merged PR(s), 0 PR(s) closed without merging.
- No fix has been merged to main; one or more PRs were attempted (see below).
- **Recommended:** review the prior/competing PR(s) below. A fix was attempted but not merged; your case may extend or revive that work.

## Maintainer resolution verdict

- Internal-tracker verdict over this cluster's issue members: `unresolved`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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.

## Open related issues

- #94018: Regression: restore safe @bot handoffs from regular Desktop sessions

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#94114: fix(bot-mode): restore safe @bot handoffs from regular Desktop sessions**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `wontfix_bydesign`; implication `wontfix`
  - files: `agent/turn_context.py`, `tests/tools/test_bot_mode_dm.py`, `tools/bot_mode_dm.py`
- **#102925: fix(desktop): @mention any bot from any chat — grant message_agent to Desktop sessions and resolve cross-connection mentions cold**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `#117026`, `#94018`
  - files: `agent/turn_context.py`, `apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/mention-cold-roster.test.ts`, `tests/tools/test_bot_mode_dm.py`, `tools/bot_mode_dm.py`

## Fix status

- No merged fix on record.
- Subsystem: `agent`