# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Bot Mode tabs showing generic name instead of bot's name

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug where Desktop Bot Mode chat tabs display a generic 'BOT CHAT' label rather than the specific bot's name. The members include a bug report and related fix attempts addressing this labeling behavior.

## 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 #101261. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #101261 (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-101261`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #99152: \[Bug\]: Desktop Bot Mode tabs display generic 'BOT CHAT' instead of bot's name

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#101261: fix(desktop): Bot Mode tabs caption a Bot Chat with the bot's name, not "Bot Chat"**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/e2e/bot-mode-tab-shows-bot-name.spec.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/app/chat/session-tile.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/contrib/controller.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/components/pane-shell/workspace-scope.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/components/pane-shell/workspace-scope.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/roster-pane.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/sdk/index.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/store/session-states.ts`, `website/docs/user-guide/bot-mode.md`
- **#99177: fix(desktop): show bot names in canonical chat tabs**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `209de12d5f`, `#101261`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #101261 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-02`.