# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Telegram standalone send read timeout fix

## Open now

- 1 issue, 1 PR open on GitHub.
- #133164: \[Bug\]: standalone Telegram send (hermes send) uses PTB default read_timeout=5s — media sends report 'Timed out' although delivered (duplicates on retry)
- PR #135661: fix(tools): give standalone telegram sends a real read timeout

A bug was identified where standalone Telegram sends use a short default read timeout, causing false timeout errors and duplicate messages on retry. Related entries address giving these sends a configurable or longer read timeout.

## TL;DR

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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #133164: \[Bug\]: standalone Telegram send (hermes send) uses PTB default read_timeout=5s — media sends report 'Timed out' although delivered (duplicates on retry)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#135625: fix(tools): give standalone telegram sends a real read timeout**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `silent_close`; implication `active`
- **#135661: fix(tools): give standalone telegram sends a real read timeout**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `silent_close`; implication `active`
  - files: `tests/tools/test_send_message_telegram_proxy.py`, `tests/tools/test_send_message_telegram_read_timeout.py`, `tools/send_message_senders.py`

## Fix status

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