# NousResearch/hermes-agent · WhatsApp reply_prefix config setting ignored by bridge

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug was identified where the reply_prefix setting configured in config.yaml was not being passed through to the WhatsApp bridge. Multiple fix attempts address propagating this value correctly, including handling an empty string to disable the prefix.

## 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 #116783. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #116783 (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-116783`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #116059: \[Bug\]: WhatsApp reply_prefix set in config.yaml never reaches the bridge (documented setting is ignored)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#116783: fix(whatsapp): reply_prefix from config.yaml reaches the bridge, including the empty disable value (#116059, salvage #116067)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `plugins/platforms/whatsapp/adapter.py`, `tests/gateway/test_adapter_settings_scoped_precedence.py`, `tests/gateway/test_whatsapp_reply_prefix.py`
- **#116067: fix(whatsapp): honor configured reply prefix in bridge replies**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `3cbd3cce0a51`, `#116783`, `#116059`, `#116067`
- **#116304: fix(whatsapp): preserve config reply_prefix in bridge env**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`; refs `#116067`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #116783 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-20`.