# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Slack handoff session key lost on gateway restart

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug where Slack DM or thread handoffs are assigned a different session key after a gateway restart, orphaning the original session and losing context. The members cover the issue report and related fix attempts targeting this behavior.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 1 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #112222. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #112222 (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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.67`: 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

- #111896: Slack: same thread rebinds to a different session key after gateway restart (dm vs thread layout), orphaning the handoff-ed session and losing context

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#112222: fix(gateway): Slack /handoff threads keep their session across gateway restarts (#111896, supersedes #111899)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `gateway/run_startup.py`, `plugins/platforms/slack/adapter.py`, `tests/gateway/test_handoff_thread_session_key.py`
- **#111899: fix(gateway): preserve Slack DM handoff session keys**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `9a41a8be66`, `#112222`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #112222 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-16`.