# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Discord thread and free-response channel fixes

## Open now

- 0 issues, 1 PR open on GitHub.
- PR #52718: feat(discord): add force_thread_channels config to enable auto-threads in free-response channels

Multiple fixes and a new config option addressing auto-threading behavior in Discord free-response channels, including decoupling, restoring, and configuring thread creation. A related bug report notes Hermes stopped responding in threads.

## TL;DR

- 6 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 1 open PR(s), 0 merged PR(s), 4 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.33`: 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

- #12750: \[Bug\]: Discord - Hermes no longer responds in threads

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#12304: fix(discord): decouple free-response from auto-threading**. closed without merge · fix tier `suggested`
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `#13958`, `#12750`
  - _suggested-tier fix detail withheld; re-request with `?tier=all` to include it._
- **#12780: fix(discord): restore thread creation for free response channels**. closed without merge · fix tier `suggested`
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`
  - _suggested-tier fix detail withheld; re-request with `?tier=all` to include it._
- **#12811: fix: Anthropic max_tokens + Feishu channel_prompt + Discord free_response**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `#12790`, `#12805`, `#12750`, `#55958`
- **#13958: fix(discord): restore auto-threading in free-response channels**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `232f5079f`, `#12750`
- **#52718: feat(discord): add force_thread_channels config to enable auto-threads in free-response channels**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `774e070731`, `#116168`, `#18455`, `#26058`, `#54285`, `#96856`
  - files: `cli-config.yaml.example`, `hermes_cli/config_defaults.py`, `plugins/platforms/discord/adapter.py`, `tests/gateway/test_discord_free_response.py`, `tests/gateway/test_discord_missed_message_backfill.py`, `tests/gateway/test_discord_slash_commands.py`, `website/docs/reference/environment-variables.md`, `website/docs/user-guide/messaging/discord.md`

## Fix status

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