# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Bot Chat lookup fail-closed and mint fixes

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items address bugs where Bot Chat lookup returning zero rows incorrectly mints new chats or re-fires kickoff logic instead of failing closed. Fixes span bot mode and desktop 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 #101210. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #101210 (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-101210`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #98383: \[Bug\] Bot Mode mints a new canonical Bot Chat + re-fires kickoff on click despite an intact registry row (post-#95326)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#101210: fix(bot-mode): empty Bot Chat lookup fails closed instead of minting; group tab hands off to remote bots**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/canonical-chat-registry.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/canonical-chat.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/group-bot-handoff.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/roster-actions.ts`
- **#98388: fix(desktop): fail closed when Bot Chat lookup returns zero rows**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `#101210`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #101210 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-02`.