# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Discord backfill re-dispatch bug and persistence fix

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug caused Discord missed-message backfill to re-dispatch the same message on every reconnect due to a suppressed reply anchor. Related fixes address persisting unthreaded recovery replies and ensuring backfill dispatches each message only once.

## 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 #114815. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #114815 (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-114815`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #113631: \[Bug\]: Discord missed-message backfill re-dispatches the same message on every reconnect — completion gate needs a reply anchor that reply_to_mode:off suppresses

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#114815: fix(discord): missed-message backfill dispatches a message once, never on every reconnect (#113631, salvage #113633)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `hermes_cli/config_defaults.py`, `plugins/platforms/discord/adapter.py`, `tests/gateway/test_discord_missed_message_backfill.py`, `website/docs/reference/environment-variables.md`, `website/docs/user-guide/messaging/discord.md`
- **#113633: fix(discord): persist unthreaded recovery replies**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `b65ec6a3f043`, `#114815`, `#113631`, `#113633`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #114815 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-18`.