# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Fix group-chat hold swallowing trigger messages

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These issues and pull requests address a bug where messages that trigger a group-chat hold are lost or swallowed, and related work to deliver held/skipped messages and add a toggle to disable hold detection per room.

## TL;DR

- 5 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 3 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #117625. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #117625 (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-117625`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.40`: 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

- #117472: Bot Mode group chat: a Stop-hold swallows the message that triggered it, and hold detection cannot be disabled

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#117625: fix(desktop): a group-chat hold no longer swallows the message that triggered it; stop detection can be turned off per room (#117472, salvage #117488)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`; implication `superseded`
  - files: `apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/group-chat-timeline.test.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/group-chat-view-members.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/group-chat-view-members.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/group-chat-view.inline-code.test.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/group-chat-view.render.test.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/group-chat-view.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/group-chat.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/group-compress.test.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/group-hold-status.test.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/group-round-members.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/group-rounds.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/group-rounds.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/group-turns.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/i18n.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/types.ts`, `website/docs/user-guide/bot-mode.md`
- **#117488: fix(desktop): preserve messages skipped by group holds**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `7756d04e40b0`, `#117625`
- **#117533: fix(desktop): deliver entries a group hold swallowed on the turn after release**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `7756d04e40b0`, `#117625`
- **#117534: fix(desktop): deliver held messages upon resume and add hold detection toggle**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#117472`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #117625 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-21`.