# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Discord auto-thread reply reference bug and fixes

## Open now

- 1 issue, 2 PRs open on GitHub.
- #126621: \[Bug\]: First Discord auto-thread reply shows "Message could not be loaded"
- PR #126636: fix(discord): drop the broken reference on auto-thread starter replies
- PR #126647: fix(discord): omit reply references to parent-channel thread starters

A bug where the first reply in a Discord auto-thread shows 'Message could not be loaded' due to a broken message reference. The accompanying fixes address this by dropping or omitting the problematic reply reference to the parent-channel thread starter.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 2 open PR(s), 0 merged PR(s), 0 PR(s) closed without merging.
- No fix has been merged to main; one or more PRs were attempted (see below).
- **Recommended:** review the prior/competing PR(s) below. A fix was attempted but not merged; your case may extend or revive that work.

## Maintainer resolution verdict

- Internal-tracker verdict over this cluster's issue members: `unresolved`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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.

## Open related issues

- #126621: \[Bug\]: First Discord auto-thread reply shows "Message could not be loaded"

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#126636: fix(discord): drop the broken reference on auto-thread starter replies**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`
  - files: `plugins/platforms/discord/adapter.py`, `tests/gateway/test_discord_reply_mode.py`
- **#126647: fix(discord): omit reply references to parent-channel thread starters**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `silent_close`; implication `active`
  - files: `plugins/platforms/discord/adapter.py`, `tests/gateway/test_discord_reply_mode.py`, `tests/plugins/platforms/test_discord_thread_starter_reply.py`

## Fix status

- No merged fix on record.
- Subsystem: `gateway`