# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Desktop remote profile model isolation fix

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug was identified where remote multi-profile settings on desktop incorrectly shared or mixed model state with local profiles, affecting the composer provider and chat behavior. Two fix attempts address keeping remote profiles on their own separate models.

## 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 #99885. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #99885 (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-99885`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `1.00`: 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

- #96699: \[Bug\]\[Desktop\]: Remote multi-profile — Settings Model catalog is launch-home; sticky composer provider breaks new chats (browser Dashboard OK)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#99885: fix(desktop): keep remote profiles on their own models (supersedes #96714)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/electron/connection-config.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/connection-config.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/app/chat/index.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/chat/session-tile.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/contrib/surfaces.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/contrib/wiring.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/model-picker-overlay.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/model-visibility-overlay.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/use-model-controls.test.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/use-model-controls.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/app/shell/model-catalog-menu.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/shell/model-menu-panel.test.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/shell/model-menu-panel.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/components/model-picker.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/components/model-visibility-dialog.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/lib/model-options.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/lib/model-options.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/lib/model-picker-owner.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/lib/model-picker-owner.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/store/profile-agent-activation.test.ts` (+5 more)
- **#96714: fix(desktop): keep remote profiles on their own models**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #99885 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-01`.