# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Slack adapter: filter non-conversational message subtypes

## Open now

- 0 issues, 1 PR open on GitHub.
- PR #110780: fix(slack): gate inbound turns on a conversational-subtype allowlist

These items address a bug where the Slack adapter incorrectly starts agent turns on system messages, with fixes involving a subtype allowlist to enforce the non-conversational contract.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 1 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 0 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #111411. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #111411 (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-111411`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.67`: 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

- #110778: Slack adapter starts an agent turn on system messages, and ignores the non_conversational contract

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#111411: fix(slack): system-message subtypes no longer start an agent turn (#110778, salvage #110780)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `contributors/emails/[redacted:email]`, `plugins/platforms/slack/adapter.py`, `tests/gateway/test_slack.py`
- **#110780: fix(slack): gate inbound turns on a conversational-subtype allowlist**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `cac288a0c3`
  - files: `plugins/platforms/slack/adapter.py`, `tests/gateway/test_slack.py`, `tests/gateway/test_slack_conversational_senders.py`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #111411 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-15`.
- Subsystem: `gateway`