# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Media-only reply delivery status reporting fix

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items concern a bug where replies containing only photos or attachments incorrectly show a failure indicator because attachment delivery was not factored into processing-outcome accounting. The cluster tracks the problem report and related fix attempts addressing this gap.

## 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 #106557. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #106557 (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-106557`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #106153: Signal reaction shows ❌ instead of ✅ for photo/media-only replies (delivery_attempted not set for attachments)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#106557: Media-only replies report SUCCESS on every platform, not ❌ (#106153, salvage #106167)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `gateway/platforms/base.py`, `gateway/platforms/signal.py`, `plugins/platforms/discord/adapter_media.py`, `plugins/platforms/email/adapter.py`, `plugins/platforms/matrix/adapter.py`, `plugins/platforms/mattermost/adapter.py`, `plugins/platforms/slack/adapter.py`, `plugins/platforms/telegram/adapter.py`, `tests/gateway/test_media_only_outcome.py`
- **#106167: fix(gateway): report media-only turns as SUCCESS when attachments deliver (#106153)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `91adf584a4`, `#106557`
- **#106173: fix(gateway): feed attachment delivery into the processing-outcome accounting**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `91adf584a4`, `#106167`, `#106557`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #106557 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-09`.