# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Deleted bot profiles reappearing after deletion

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These issues and fixes address a bug where deleted Desktop bot profiles silently reappear, persisting across cron ticks and updates. The work focuses on ensuring deletions stick and are not overwritten by background processes.

## 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 #113377. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #113377 (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: `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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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.

## Closed / duplicate issues

- #94823: Desktop: deleted bot profiles re-appear silently (UI delete does not stick)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#113377: fix(bot-mode): deleted bot profiles stay deleted across cron ticks and updates (#95188, #94823, #99392)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/e2e/bot-roster-ignores-infra-dirs.spec.ts`, `hermes_cli/AGENTS.md`, `hermes_cli/active_sessions.py`, `hermes_cli/main.py`, `hermes_cli/profiles.py`, `hermes_constants.py`, `tests/gateway/test_multiplex_lifecycle.py`, `tests/gateway/test_multiplex_session_db_profile_scope.py`, `tests/gateway/test_status_command.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_active_sessions.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_apply_profile_override.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_dashboard_admin_endpoints.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_deleted_profile_tombstone.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_desktop_cron_ticker_profiles.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_gateway_multiplex_served_record.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_gateway_multiplex_status.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_kanban_per_profile_cap.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_kanban_review_surfaces.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_pooled_served_profile_backend_unscoped.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_profiles.py` (+23 more)
- **#94842: fix(profiles): keep deleted Desktop bot profiles from reappearing**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `693430d010fd`, `#113377`, `#95188`, `#9`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #113377 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-16`.