# NousResearch/hermes-agent · CJK characters rejected in bot name fields

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These issues and pull requests address a bug where bot name inputs containing CJK (Chinese, Japanese, Korean) characters caused the create/submit button to remain disabled or the names to be rejected. Fixes target both desktop and bot-mode contexts.

## 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 #113427. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #113427 (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-113427`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #96153: Create bot button stays disabled when name input contains CJK characters

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#113427: fix(bot-mode): New Bot accepts CJK names and keeps them as the display title (#96153, salvage #96163)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/e2e/bot-mode-cjk-bot-name.spec.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/create-agent-lazy-profile.test.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/create-dialog.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/group-chat-view.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/labels.profile-name.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/labels.ts`
- **#96163: fix(desktop): allow CJK bot names**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `1b722403b971`, `#113427`, `#96153`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #113427 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-16`.