diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/relay.test.ts b/apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/relay.test.ts
index 99064c450a..dd66dbd4f8 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/relay.test.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/relay.test.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,16 @@ const { clearBotAttentionMock, hostMock, noteBotAttentionMock, UnboundedCache }
   clearBotAttentionMock: vi.fn(),
   hostMock: {
     onEvent: vi.fn(),
+    pluginDecisions: {
+      get: () => {
+        try {
+          const raw = window.localStorage.getItem('hermes.desktop.pluginDecisions.v2')
+          return raw ? (JSON.parse(raw) as Record<string, boolean>) : {}
+        } catch {
+          return {}
+        }
+      }
+    },
     profileRoutes: vi.fn(),
     requestProfile: vi.fn(),
     retainProfileSocket: vi.fn()
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/relay.ts b/apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/relay.ts
index ba3a0e6b80..727b94a3f1 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/relay.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/relay.ts
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@
 
 import { host, LruCache } from '@hermes/plugin-sdk'
 
-import { pluginActive } from '@/contrib/plugins-store'
-
 import { botHandle, clearBotAttention, noteBotAttention } from './data'
 import { ID } from './shared'
 import type { ProfileRoute, RosterRow } from './types'
@@ -120,7 +118,9 @@ const RELAY_OUTBOX_ANY = '*'
 const routesWithOutboxWork = new Set<string>()
 
 function relayBotModeOn(): boolean {
-  return pluginActive(ID)
+  const decisions = host.pluginDecisions.get()
+
+  return ID in decisions ? Boolean(decisions[ID]) : true
 }
 
 function noteRelayOutboxWork(event?: { connectionId?: string }) {