# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Document Matrix DM auto-classification for small rooms

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items concern adding or improving documentation that explains how Matrix rooms with two or fewer members are automatically classified as direct messages, bypassing certain configuration settings such as allowlists, mention filters, and thread settings.

## 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 #116808. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #116808 (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-116808`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #114733: \[Docs\] Matrix: clarify that any Matrix room with ≤2 members is auto-classified as a DM, bypassing mention/allowlist/thread config

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#116808: docs(matrix): rooms with 2 or fewer members are DM-classified and bypass allowlist/mention/thread settings (#114733, salvage #114745)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `plugins/platforms/matrix/adapter.py`, `website/docs/reference/environment-variables.md`, `website/docs/user-guide/messaging/matrix.md`
- **#114745: docs(matrix): document the <=2-member DM auto-classification and its config bypass**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `73774fae96c7`, `#116808`, `#114733`, `#114745`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #116808 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-20`.