diff --git a/agent/turn_explainers.py b/agent/turn_explainers.py
index feda8388cf..8d78279a31 100644
--- a/agent/turn_explainers.py
+++ b/agent/turn_explainers.py
@@ -139,10 +139,10 @@ _PERSISTENCE_CAUSE_EXPLANATIONS: Dict[str, str] = {
         "reported structural corruption (the transcript would "
         "have been lost on restart). Freeing disk space will "
         "not help. Recovery options:\n"
-        "1. Run `hermes doctor --fix`\n"
+        "1. Run `hermes {profile_arg}doctor --fix`\n"
         "2. Stop the gateway, then recover with:\n"
-        "   hermes sessions recover --source {db_path} --inspect-only\n"
-        "   (if it reports recoverable) hermes sessions recover "
+        "   hermes {profile_arg}sessions recover --source {db_path} --inspect-only\n"
+        "   (if it reports recoverable) hermes {profile_arg}sessions recover "
         "--source {db_path} --output recovered-state.db\n"
         "   — recovery snapshots the damaged file first; do NOT "
         "run `sqlite3 ... \".recover\"` against the live "
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ _PERSISTENCE_CAUSE_EXPLANATIONS: Dict[str, str] = {
         "the turn was stopped because the session search index (FTS5) "
         "is corrupt and could not be detached, so this message was not "
         "saved. The message store itself is not damaged: do not run "
-        "recovery tools or restore a backup. Run `hermes doctor --fix` "
+        "recovery tools or restore a backup. Run `hermes {profile_arg}doctor --fix` "
         "(or restart Hermes, which repairs the index on open), then "
         "send your message again."
     ),
@@ -328,14 +328,14 @@ class TurnExplainersMixin:
             body = _PERSISTENCE_CAUSE_EXPLANATIONS.get(
                 persistence_cause or "unknown", _PERSISTENCE_DEFAULT_EXPLANATION
             )
-            if persistence_cause == "corrupt":
-                # Copy-pasteable, so name the store that actually failed: the agent's own
-                # SessionDB. A multi-profile backend (Desktop serve) hosts sessions whose
-                # state.db is NOT the process default, so the default would send the operator
-                # to inspect/repair the wrong profile's database (#105887).
-                from hermes_constants import get_default_hermes_root
+            if persistence_cause in ("corrupt", "fts_index"):
+                # Copy-pasteable, so name the store that actually failed and pin the profile:
+                # a multi-profile backend (Desktop serve) hosts sessions whose state.db is NOT
+                # the process default, and a bare `hermes` follows active_profile (#105887).
+                from hermes_constants import get_default_hermes_root, profile_cli_selector
                 from hermes_state import _default_db_path
 
+                body = body.replace("{profile_arg}", profile_cli_selector())
                 body = body.replace("{db_path}", str(db_path or _default_db_path()))
                 body = body.replace(
                     "{backups_dir}", str(get_default_hermes_root() / "backups")
diff --git a/gateway/run_notifications.py b/gateway/run_notifications.py
index 65e89351e6..2af9cb78a5 100644
--- a/gateway/run_notifications.py
+++ b/gateway/run_notifications.py
@@ -833,27 +833,29 @@ class GatewayNotificationsMixin:
             if not error:
                 logger.info("state.db recovered before the home-channel warning went out; not broadcasting")
                 return
-        from hermes_constants import get_default_hermes_root
+        from hermes_constants import get_default_hermes_root, profile_cli_selector
         from hermes_state import _default_db_path, classify_persistence_error, format_session_db_unavailable
         cause = classify_persistence_error(error)
+        # Copy-pasteable, so name the real store and pin the profile: a bare `hermes` follows
+        # active_profile, which may be a different database (#105887).
+        profile_arg = profile_cli_selector()
         if cause == "corrupt":
-            # Copy-pasteable, so name the real store (profiles / HERMES_HOME do not live under ~/.hermes).
             db_path = _default_db_path()
             backups_dir = get_default_hermes_root() / "backups"
             message = (
                 "⚠️ Session database corruption detected. Messages may not be "
                 "persisted. Recovery options:\n"
-                "1. Run `hermes doctor --fix`\n"
+                f"1. Run `hermes {profile_arg}doctor --fix`\n"
                 "2. Stop the gateway, then recover with:\n"
-                f"   hermes sessions recover --source {db_path} "
+                f"   hermes {profile_arg}sessions recover --source {db_path} "
                 "--inspect-only\n"
-                "   (if it reports recoverable) hermes sessions recover "
+                f"   (if it reports recoverable) hermes {profile_arg}sessions recover "
                 f"--source {db_path} --output recovered-state.db\n"
                 "   — recovery snapshots the damaged file first; do NOT run "
                 "`sqlite3 ... \".recover\"` against the live state.db, a "
                 "vulnerable sqlite3 CLI can corrupt it further\n"
                 f"3. Restore from a backup in {backups_dir}/\n"
-                "Run `hermes doctor` for sanitized diagnostics."
+                f"Run `hermes {profile_arg}doctor` for sanitized diagnostics."
             )
         elif cause == "fts_index":
             # Index-scoped corruption: the message tables are not damaged, so the recover /
@@ -861,7 +863,7 @@ class GatewayNotificationsMixin:
             message = (
                 "⚠️ Session database reported a corruption error confined to the search index "
                 "(FTS5); the message tables are not damaged. Messages may not be persisted until "
-                "it is repaired: run `hermes doctor --fix`, then restart the gateway. Do not run "
+                f"it is repaired: run `hermes {profile_arg}doctor --fix`, then restart the gateway. Do not run "
                 "recovery tools or restore a backup unless `hermes doctor` confirms damage."
             )
         else:
diff --git a/hermes_state_repair.py b/hermes_state_repair.py
index 7062534366..e7918d0d40 100644
--- a/hermes_state_repair.py
+++ b/hermes_state_repair.py
@@ -391,11 +391,14 @@ def _persistent_repair_attempts_exhausted(db_path: Path) -> bool:
 
 
 def _persistent_repair_exhausted_error(db_path: Path) -> str:
-    """The stable operator-facing diagnostic for an exhausted repair budget."""
+    """The stable operator-facing diagnostic for an exhausted repair budget. The ``hermes`` commands
+    carry the profile selector: a bare ``hermes`` follows ``active_profile`` (#105887)."""
+    from hermes_constants import profile_cli_selector
+    profile_arg = profile_cli_selector()
     return (f"automatic repair has already failed {_MAX_PERSISTENT_REPAIR_ATTEMPTS} times on this exact file — the "
             f"corruption is beyond the schema/FTS repair strategies (likely b-tree page damage). Manual recovery "
-            f"required: restore a backup, or salvage with `hermes sessions recover --source {db_path} "
-            f"--inspect-only`, then (if it reports recoverable) `hermes sessions recover --source {db_path} "
+            f"required: restore a backup, or salvage with `hermes {profile_arg}sessions recover --source {db_path} "
+            f"--inspect-only`, then (if it reports recoverable) `hermes {profile_arg}sessions recover --source {db_path} "
             f"--output recovered-state.db` (recovery snapshots the damaged file first, then runs the page-level "
             f"`.recover` lane on the copy; do NOT point a raw `sqlite3` shell at the live database). "
             f"Delete {_repair_ledger_path(db_path).name} to force another automatic attempt.")
diff --git a/tests/run_agent/test_corruption_recovery_guidance.py b/tests/run_agent/test_corruption_recovery_guidance.py
index e942bdfa6c..2204de8cd5 100644
--- a/tests/run_agent/test_corruption_recovery_guidance.py
+++ b/tests/run_agent/test_corruption_recovery_guidance.py
@@ -123,3 +123,47 @@ def test_format_turn_completion_locked_still_advises_retry():
     )
     assert "busy" in explanation
     assert "send it again" in explanation
+
+
+def test_corrupt_guidance_pins_the_failing_profile(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
+    """#105887: every `hermes ...` command in the recovery guidance (turn explainer, gateway
+    home-channel notice, exhausted-repair diagnostic) carries the active profile selector and
+    names that profile's state.db. A bare `hermes` follows the sticky ``active_profile`` file,
+    so with another profile active the operator would repair the wrong database."""
+    import asyncio
+
+    import gateway.run as gateway_run
+    from hermes_state import _default_db_path
+    from hermes_state_repair import _persistent_repair_exhausted_error
+    from run_agent import AIAgent
+
+    root = tmp_path / "hermes"
+    home = root / "profiles" / "research"
+    home.mkdir(parents=True)
+    (root / "config.yaml").write_text("")
+    (root / "active_profile").write_text("other\n")
+    monkeypatch.setenv("HERMES_HOME", str(home))
+
+    explanation = AIAgent._format_turn_completion_explanation("session_persistence_failed", "corrupt")
+    commands = [line.strip() for line in explanation.splitlines() if "hermes " in line]
+    assert commands and all("hermes -p research " in line for line in commands), commands
+    # The conftest pins hermes_state.DEFAULT_DB_PATH, so the store named is whatever the
+    # process resolves — the contract is "the same path the runtime would open".
+    assert f"--source {_default_db_path()} " in explanation
+
+    runner = object.__new__(gateway_run.GatewayRunner)
+    runner._session_db_init_error = "database disk image is malformed"
+    sent = []
+    monkeypatch.setattr(runner, "_home_channel_transports", lambda: [("telegram", {}, "home-chat", object())])
+
+    async def _capture_send(_platform, _home, _transport, message, _log_fmt):
+        sent.append(message)
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(runner, "_send_home_channel_message", _capture_send)
+    asyncio.run(runner._send_session_db_warning_notifications())
+    notice_commands = [line.strip() for line in sent[0].splitlines() if "hermes " in line]
+    assert notice_commands and all("hermes -p research " in line for line in notice_commands), notice_commands
+    assert f"--source {_default_db_path()} " in sent[0]
+
+    exhausted = _persistent_repair_exhausted_error(home / "state.db")
+    assert "`hermes -p research sessions recover --source" in exhausted