Hermes Agent prompts for duplicate names when setting the session name with /title, not because the command is broken, but because the official rule is that two sessions cannot share the same title. The Sessions document is straightforward, the title is unique, and the maximum is 100 characters, and the control character is automatically cleaned.
How to solve it the fastest
- Change to a non-repeating title.
- If you want to continue the same topic, use a more specific suffix, such as date, project name, or stage name.
- If you already have an old session with the same name, you can find it with
hermes sessions listand decide whether to rename it or continue using the old session.
Why Hermes enforces uniqueness
Because it supports continuing the session directly by title, usages like hermes -c "my project" rely on title uniqueness, otherwise the resume goal becomes uncertain.
In a word: /title is not an anomaly, it is a reminder that the name has been occupied by another session.
Official open source address: https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent; Official document entry: https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/.
