# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Matrix and gateway command prefix support (bang aliases, configurable prefix)

## Open now

- 1 issue, 0 PRs open on GitHub.
- #12688: \[Feature\]: Configurable command prefix for the messaging gateway

Most members concern how the messaging gateway recognizes commands: several for Matrix propose accepting bang-prefixed (!) commands as aliases, and two cover a configurable command prefix to avoid platform conflicts. The configurable-prefix items are broader than the Matrix-specific ones, but they share the theme of command prefix handling.

## TL;DR

- 5 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 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 #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.

## 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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.

## Open related issues

- #12688: \[Feature\]: Configurable command prefix for the messaging gateway

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#38175: feat(matrix): support bang command aliases (salvage #28025)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `gateway/platforms/matrix.py`, `scripts/release.py`, `tests/gateway/test_matrix.py`, `website/docs/user-guide/messaging/matrix.md`
- **#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  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `0022e94d749b9e5023c765dc63d6bbcc0e684c72`, `a1264e9967ed4cbf4b6a60809628c197053bdf42`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  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `a1264e9967ed4cbf4b6a60809628c197053bdf42`, `#38175`

## 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`