# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Bot @mention handoff and settlement fixes

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items address a bug where a bot group settles prematurely after an @mention handoff, leaving the cited bot without a turn. Fixes target the handoff logic and cap-exit continuation behavior to ensure the mentioned bot actually runs before the group is considered settled.

## 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 #96240. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #96240 (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-96240`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #94478: \[Desktop\] Bot Mode group settles after a bot @mentions a teammate; the cited bot never runs

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#96240: fix(desktop): an @mentioned bot always gets its turn — cap exits run one continuation round and stop lying 'settled' (#94478)**. 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/94478-mention-settle.test.mjs`, `apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/tests/unaddressed-mentions.test.mjs`
- **#94755: fix(bots): drive cited member after an unanswered group @mention handoff**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `1ae2c2b17156d651a3e849d1f48c662a79320449`, `#96240`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #96240 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-08-27`.