# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Group chat avatar and label scoping fixes

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items address bugs where group chat transcripts and room labels fail to correctly scope bot metadata, avatars, and member names to their owning connection, causing remote or same-named speakers to lose or borrow incorrect avatars and labels.

## TL;DR

- 5 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 3 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #113382. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #113382 (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-113382`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.40`: 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

- #96432: \[Bug\]: Group Chat transcript bypasses connection-scoped bot metadata, so remote/same-name speakers lose or borrow avatars

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#113382: fix(bot-mode): Group Chat rooms label members by their owning connection and profile (#96432, #101382, #102294, #94869, salvage #96520)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/e2e/group-transcript-owner-meta.spec.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/group-activity.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/group-activity.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/group-chat-view.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/group-chat.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/group-chat.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/group-round-members.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/group-round-prompt.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/group-turns.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/routing.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/routing.ts`, `website/docs/user-guide/bot-mode.md`
- **#96519: fix(desktop): scope group chat avatars to bot owner**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `00bae45b2eea`, `#113382`, `#964`
- **#96520: fix(desktop): owner-aware Group Chat transcript avatars (#96432)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `00bae45b2eea`, `#113382`, `#964`
- **#101548: fix(desktop): resolve remote group chat titles via botRosterMeta**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `00bae45b2eea`, `#113382`, `#964`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #113382 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-17`.