# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Desktop remote @mention target resolution fixes

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug where desktop remote @mentions emitted unresolvable or non-canonical targets, with multiple fix attempts addressing how relay identity and mention targets are annotated and emitted.

## 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 #101942. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #101942 (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-101942`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #97678: \[Bug\]: Desktop remote @mention emits an unresolvable message_agent target from its UI alias

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#101942: fix(desktop): Bot Mode @mention handoffs resolve on every active gateway (#97678, salvage #97683)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/plugin.mentions.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/plugin.tsx`, `tests/tools/test_bot_relay.py`
- **#97683: fix(desktop): annotate canonical relay targets for remote @mentions**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `2e542c92e67`, `#101942`, `#97678`
- **#97685: fix(desktop): emit resolvable remote mention targets**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`; refs `#97683`, `#97678`
- **#97862: fix(desktop): emit canonical relay identity for remote @mentions (#97678)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `#97678`, `#101942`, `#97683`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #101942 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-03`.