# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Mattermost adapter handling of bot-authored posts and reply loops

## Open now

- 1 issue, 1 PR open on GitHub.
- #136946: Mattermost adapter accepts/replies to bot-authored messages — bot-to-bot DM echo loop can burn LLM quota
- PR #136958: fix(mattermost): drop bot-authored posts at ingress to stop bot-to-bot reply loops

One issue reports that the Mattermost adapter accepts and replies to bot-authored messages, which could create bot-to-bot DM echo loops and consume LLM quota. Two pull requests propose dropping bot-authored posts, one specifically at ingress, to prevent such loops.

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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #136946: Mattermost adapter accepts/replies to bot-authored messages — bot-to-bot DM echo loop can burn LLM quota

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#136948: fix(mattermost): drop bot-authored posts**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `#136946`, `#136958`
- **#136958: fix(mattermost): drop bot-authored posts at ingress to stop bot-to-bot reply loops**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `silent_close`; implication `active`
  - files: `plugins/platforms/mattermost/adapter.py`, `plugins/platforms/mattermost/plugin.yaml`, `tests/gateway/test_mattermost.py`

## Fix status

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