# NousResearch/hermes-agent · WhatsApp ephemeral message quote text extraction fix

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug was identified where the WhatsApp quote parser drops text inside ephemeralMessage or view-once wrappers. Multiple fixes address unwrapping these envelopes before extracting quoted text.

## 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 #106541. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #106541 (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-106541`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #106066: \[Bug\]: WhatsApp quote parser drops text inside ephemeralMessage wrappers

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#106541: WhatsApp replies to disappearing/view-once messages keep their quoted text (#106066, salvage #106081)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`; implication `superseded`
  - files: `scripts/whatsapp-bridge/bridge.js`, `scripts/whatsapp-bridge/bridge.native.test.mjs`, `scripts/whatsapp-bridge/bridge_helpers.js`
- **#106081: fix(whatsapp): unwrap quoted-message envelopes before extracting quote text**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `e8bac35a40`, `#106541`
- **#106082: fix(whatsapp): unwrap ephemeral/view-once envelopes when reading quoted text**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#106081`, `#106066`, `#106066`, `#106081`
- **#106085: fix(whatsapp): unwrap quoted-message wrappers before extracting quote text (#106066)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#106541`, `#106541`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #106541 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-09`.