# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Unattended approval policy ignored for API sessions

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items address a bug where the unattended_mode approval policy was not being honored during API server chat sessions, causing turns to remain in a pending or unanswered state instead of being automatically approved. Fixes target both the unattended turn resolution and policy enforcement for API sessions.

## TL;DR

- 4 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 2 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #135049. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #135049 (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-135049`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.50`: 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

- #100532: \[Bug\]: smart-approval ESCALATE on api_server chat sessions returns unanswerable pending_approval — approvals.unattended_mode: approve not honored

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#135049: Webhook and listener-less API runs deny flagged commands instantly instead of waiting on an approval nobody can answer (#100532, salvage #125367)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `tests/tools/test_approval_unattended_presence.py`, `tests/tools/test_cron_not_interactive.py`, `tools/approval.py`, `tools/approval_context.py`, `website/docs/user-guide/security.md`
- **#100554: fix(approval): honor unattended policy for API sessions**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `e6848c2c9a8`, `#135049`
- **#125367: fix(approvals): resolve an unattended turn from unattended_mode when no notifier is registered**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `8918717b1ad`, `71ff5238ec4`, `e6848c2c9a8`, `#135049`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #135049 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-10-08`.
- Subsystem: `gateway`