# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Configurable command prefixes across Slack and Matrix

## Open now

- 3 issues, 1 PR open on GitHub.
- #11832: Slack slash command: use profile name instead of hardcoded /hermes
- #12688: \[Feature\]: Configurable command prefix for the messaging gateway
- #66156: \[Feature\]: Configurable Slack slash-command prefix for multi-app workspaces
- PR #66163: feat(slack): configurable slash-command namespace prefix

These issues and pull requests address making command prefixes configurable for both Slack slash commands and Matrix bang commands, including replacing hardcoded values and supporting custom namespaces to avoid conflicts in multi-app environments.

## TL;DR

- 9 member(s): 3 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 1 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 4 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #38175. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #38175 (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: `unresolved`. This is distinct from the fix status above. Weigh it yourself.

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## Open related issues

- #11832: Slack slash command: use profile name instead of hardcoded /hermes
- #12688: \[Feature\]: Configurable command prefix for the messaging gateway
- #66156: \[Feature\]: Configurable Slack slash-command prefix for multi-app workspaces

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#38175: feat(matrix): support bang command aliases (salvage #28025)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`; implication `superseded`
  - files: `gateway/platforms/matrix.py`, `scripts/release.py`, `tests/gateway/test_matrix.py`, `website/docs/user-guide/messaging/matrix.md`
- **#11836: fix: use profile name as Slack slash command instead of hardcoded /hermes**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`
- **#12841: feat(gateway): add configurable command_prefix to avoid platform conflicts**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`
- **#28025: feat(matrix): support bang command aliases**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `0022e94d749b9e5023c765dc63d6bbcc0e684c72`, `a1264e9967ed4cbf4b6a60809628c197053bdf42`
- **#28710: fix(matrix): accept bang-prefixed gateway commands**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `a1264e9967ed4cbf4b6a60809628c197053bdf42`, `#38175`
- **#66163: feat(slack): configurable slash-command namespace prefix**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`
  - files: `cli-config.yaml.example`, `hermes_cli/commands_platforms.py`, `hermes_cli/slack_cli.py`, `plugins/platforms/slack/adapter.py`, `plugins/platforms/slack/adapter_slash.py`, `plugins/platforms/slack/adapter_slash_payload.py`, `tests/gateway/test_slack_command_prefix.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_slack_cli.py`, `website/docs/user-guide/messaging/slack.md`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #38175 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-06-03`.
- Subsystem: `gateway`