# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Blank chat_type bypasses slash-command gating fix

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items address a bug where a blank chat_type value causes slash commands to land in the ungated scope, silently disabling slash-command gating. The cluster covers the bug report and related fix attempts.

## 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 #116652. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #116652 (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-116652`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #116282: Blank chat_type lands slash commands in the ungated scope (slash gating silently off)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#116652: fix(gateway): blank chat_type sources no longer bypass slash-command gating (#116282, salvage #116283)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `gateway/slash_access.py`, `tests/gateway/test_slash_access.py`, `tests/gateway/test_slash_access_dispatch.py`
- **#116283: fix(gateway): resolve blank chat_type to the gated slash scope**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `420e9d0ec9ec`, `#116652`, `#116282`, `#116283`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #116652 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-20`.