# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Signal adapter runtime status not published, causing "Restart needed"

## Open now

- 1 issue, 2 PRs open on GitHub.
- #138709: Signal: Messaging page shows permanent "Restart needed" — SignalAdapter.connect() never calls _mark_connected()
- PR #138711: fix(signal): publish connected runtime status
- PR #138712: fix(signal): publish runtime status so the Messaging card stops asking for a restart

All three members concern the Signal integration's Messaging card showing a persistent "Restart needed" state, with one issue pointing to SignalAdapter.connect() not calling _mark_connected(). The two fix-titled items appear to propose publishing connected runtime status; their actual effect is not established by the titles.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 2 open PR(s), 0 merged PR(s), 0 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #138709: Signal: Messaging page shows permanent "Restart needed" — SignalAdapter.connect() never calls _mark_connected()

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#138711: fix(signal): publish connected runtime status**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `silent_close`; implication `active`
  - files: `plugins/platforms/signal/adapter.py`, `tests/gateway/test_signal.py`
- **#138712: fix(signal): publish runtime status so the Messaging card stops asking for a restart**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `silent_close`; implication `active`
  - files: `gateway/platforms/signal.py`, `tests/gateway/test_signal.py`

## Fix status

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