# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Matrix bot missing inbound messages on fresh setups

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items all concern the Matrix integration not receiving or processing messages, one as a bug report about no inbound events and stalled sync on a fresh setup, and two as fixes touching fresh-room detection, sync and timestamp handling, and clock-skew warnings. The titles suggest a shared theme, but they do not show whether the changes address the reported bug or its cause.

## 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 #27330. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #27330 (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-27330`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #12614: \[Bug\]: Bot does not receive messages on fresh Matrix setup (no inbound events, sync stalls)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#27330: fix(matrix): warn on clock-skew silent message drops (#12614)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `gateway/platforms/matrix.py`, `tests/gateway/test_matrix.py`, `website/docs/user-guide/messaging/matrix.md`
- **#12803: fix(matrix): improve fresh-room detection and harden sync/timestamp handling**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `#12614`, `#27330`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #27330 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-05-17`.