# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Telegram allowlist JSON parsing bug fix

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These issues and PRs concern a bug where Telegram allowed_chats values stored as JSON strings were being mis-parsed, causing group messages to be silently dropped. The work involves decoding JSON-encoded allowlist strings before performing comma-based splitting.

## 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 #110213. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #110213 (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-110213`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #109423: \[Bug\]: Telegram allowed_chats stored as JSON string is mis-parsed → group messages silently dropped

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#110213: Telegram allowlists stored as JSON strings no longer drop group messages (#109423, salvage #109432)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `gateway/authz_mixin.py`, `gateway/platforms/_shared.py`, `plugins/platforms/telegram/adapter.py`, `tests/plugins/platforms/telegram/test_allowlist_json_adapter.py`
- **#109427: fix(telegram): parse JSON-encoded allowed chats**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `#109432`
- **#109432: fix(telegram): decode JSON-encoded allowlist strings before comma-split**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `122ad719b512`, `#110213`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #110213 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-13`.