# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Discord relay interaction identity and label fixes

## Open now

- 0 issues, 2 PRs open on GitHub.
- PR #129032: fix(relay): preserve Discord identity and durable buffered inputs
- PR #134586: fix(relay): a relayed Discord interaction carries the text lane's chat and user labels

These items address a bug where relayed Discord slash commands and buttons used raw usernames instead of the configured chat and user labels, and include fixes to keep prompt identity current for relayed interactions.

## TL;DR

- 6 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 2 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 2 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #139868. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #139868 (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-139868`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #128796: \[Bug\]: relayed Discord slash commands and buttons use the raw username and no chat labels, flipping the pinned session-context prompt against relayed messages

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#139868: fix(relay): a relayed Discord interaction carries the text lane's chat and user labels (#128796, salvage #128797)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `gateway/relay/adapter.py`, `gateway/relay/adapter_discord_interaction.py`, `gateway/relay/ws_transport.py`, `gateway/session_ingress_context.py`, `gateway/session_persistence.py`, `tests/gateway/relay/test_relay_discord_interaction_labels.py`, `tests/gateway/relay/test_relay_passthrough.py`, `tests/gateway/relay/test_relay_passthrough_authority.py`, `website/docs/developer-guide/relay-connector-contract.md`
- **#128797: fix(relay): a relayed Discord interaction carries the text lane's chat and user labels**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `partial_fix`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `fa9259fdc1346c8d2ba5c1bd052358b559777789`, `38d3dbce4adbb9074a34214eb330237a129e5904`, `8d30c4eaabd85edb77a02fef6c5388d9344ef80c`, `86f0a46ceb8d9fadd6928bf72e1fefe21066c756`, `bf91bc7f78781f3d8d03b3b4c7a26ac9a12acae2`, `#128796`, `#172554`, `#129032`, `#128722`, `#128788`
- **#129032: fix(relay): preserve Discord identity and durable buffered inputs**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `partial_fix`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `f93d93e389bf1747188c90cae7dc3c4abcbd663f`, `f42f579cf8bac4918ac9599bece71618afadd846`, `fa9259fdc1346c8d2ba5c1bd052358b559777789`, `233434b414476e5f1ed0f6836922128e74d7d2f4`, `#128797`, `#128796`, `#172554`
  - files: `gateway/authz_mixin.py`, `gateway/platforms/base.py`, `gateway/platforms/event.py`, `gateway/platforms/inbound_receipt.py`, `gateway/relay/adapter.py`, `gateway/relay/durable_input.py`, `gateway/relay/inbound_delivery.py`, `gateway/relay/transport.py`, `gateway/relay/ws_transport.py`, `gateway/run_agent_cache.py`, `gateway/run_busy.py`, `gateway/run_inbound.py`, `gateway/run_startup.py`, `gateway/run_turn.py`, `gateway/session.py`, `gateway/session_persistence.py`, `gateway/session_recovery.py`, `gateway/slash_commands.py`, `hermes_state.py`, `hermes_state_relay.py` (+16 more)
- **#132285: fix(relay): use Discord display name for relayed interactions so user pin matches text lane (fixes #128796)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `partial_fix`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `09935b2469b74e68524e44aff1f7da272f7d686a`, `7533bd2756b9526b52f527f737420a19e57331d7`, `e94fc4e26a2a8d3967eef3bc5f5027ce418f222a`, `f5a9361dcc66b0b972fd488b83129561509b3486`, `10b955a34d584fa30daf92353f45460e489e00d0`, `2de4e8020caeebd6825170cd993f9b7918e3fd9c`, `38d3dbce4adbb9074a34214eb330237a129e5904`, `5af4e398c7887664e6eeadba402cbba16d08d26f`, `e3c0021588871c7646ba6af1690facaadc63f575`, `af9afba4759a610005d08447a920eed316a19286`, `#128796`, `#128797`, `#172554`, `#130305`, `#131089`, `#131090`, `#129032`, `#130309`, `#52583`, `#130304`, `#130306`, `#52581`
- **#134586: fix(relay): a relayed Discord interaction carries the text lane's chat and user labels**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `partial_fix`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `c98cd02ea15ca2cde63d33305f81137dab8aa578`, `354724fb085162678964c116ceb4c40fc57c717c`
  - files: `gateway/relay/adapter.py`, `gateway/relay/adapter_discord.py`, `gateway/session_db_recovery.py`, `gateway/session_persistence.py`, `hermes_state.py`, `tests/gateway/relay/test_relay_discord_interaction_labels.py`, `website/docs/developer-guide/relay-connector-contract.md`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #139868 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-10-16`.
- Subsystem: `gateway`