# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Fix iMessage threaded reply handling in Photon

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These issues and PRs address a problem where threaded replies in iMessage (via Spectrum 12.x) were not being properly routed or parsed in Photon, resulting in dropped messages or placeholder error text instead of the user's actual reply content.

## TL;DR

- 5 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 3 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #134393. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #134393 (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-134393`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.40`: 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

- #100663: photon: threaded replies (spectrum 12.x 'reply' content type) reach the agent as '\[Photon content type not handled: reply\]'

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#134393: fix(photon): keep the user's words when they reply in an iMessage thread (#100663, salvage #123614)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`; implication `superseded`
  - files: `plugins/platforms/photon/adapter.py`, `plugins/platforms/photon/sidecar/index.mjs`, `tests/plugins/platforms/photon/test_threaded_replies.py`
- **#95687: fix(photon): route iMessage threaded replies as real messages**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `149f39fc9f`, `#134393`, `#123614`
- **#102139: fix(photon): unwrap spectrum 12.x threaded replies instead of dropping them (#100663)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `149f39fc9f`, `#134393`, `#123614`
- **#123614: fix(photon): keep the user's words when they reply in an iMessage thread (#100663)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `149f39fc9f`, `348a68bb4e`, `aba1f72ef2`, `#134393`, `#123615`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #134393 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-10-07`.
- Subsystem: `gateway`