# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Gateway A2A platform config key mismatch fix

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A mismatch between the config key written by Hermes gateway setup ('a2a-platform') and the key the gateway resolves ('a2a') caused the A2A platform to silently fail to load. These items address identifying and correcting that bundled platform config key handling.

## 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 #116811. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #116811 (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-116811`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #116180: hermes gateway setup writes 'a2a-platform' in config but gateway resolves platform as 'a2a', causing A2A to silently fail

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#116811: fix(gateway): a platforms.a2a-platform config block loads the A2A platform instead of being dropped (#116180, salvage #116200)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `gateway/config.py`, `tests/gateway/test_platform_registry.py`
- **#116200: fix(gateway): resolve bundled platform config keys written under the manifest name**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `7427f5392191`, `#116811`, `#116180`, `#116200`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #116811 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-20`.