# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Telegram reactions env override ignored by YAML default

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A regression caused TELEGRAM_REACTIONS environment variable to be silently overridden by the materialized YAML default. These issues and fixes address env → YAML → default resolution order for per-profile adapter settings, particularly for Telegram reactions.

## 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 #110293. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #110293 (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: `unresolved`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #109032: bug(telegram): TELEGRAM_REACTIONS=true is silently ignored when config.yaml carries the stock \`telegram.reactions: false\` (regressed in 545e74d0ea)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#110293: fix(platforms): per-profile adapter settings resolve env → own YAML → default under multiplex (#108440 review, salvage #109036 #109477 #110109 #110111 #110131)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `gateway/authz_mixin.py`, `gateway/platforms/_shared.py`, `gateway/platforms/base.py`, `gateway/platforms/weixin.py`, `gateway/platforms/yuanbao.py`, `gateway/run_topics.py`, `plugins/platforms/a2a/adapter.py`, `plugins/platforms/discord/adapter.py`, `plugins/platforms/feishu/adapter.py`, `plugins/platforms/matrix/adapter.py`, `plugins/platforms/slack/adapter.py`, `plugins/platforms/telegram/adapter.py`, `plugins/platforms/whatsapp/adapter.py`, `tests/gateway/test_adapter_settings_scoped_precedence.py`, `tests/gateway/test_matrix_recovery_key_scope.py`, `tests/gateway/test_session_title_rename_lane.py`, `tests/gateway/test_shared_platform_boilerplate.py`, `tests/gateway/test_slack_thread_require_mention.py`, `tests/gateway/test_telegram_group_gating.py`, `tests/gateway/test_telegram_polling_progress.py` (+10 more)
- **#109036: fix(telegram): let an explicit TELEGRAM_REACTIONS beat the materialized YAML default**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `b602ba296e81`, `d92490a4e4e4`, `545e74d0eaf4`, `ac44aa5631ac`, `0f123d5c9e59`, `#110293`, `#109032`
- **#109090: fix(telegram): honor explicit reactions env override**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`; refs `#109036`, `#109032`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #110293 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-13`.