# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Slack slash command syntax in onboarding hints

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug was identified where Slack onboarding instructed users to type /sethome, which Slack does not dispatch as a native slash command. These issues and PRs address correcting the hint to use the proper /hermes sethome syntax, with related discussion about registering gateway commands as native slash commands.

## TL;DR

- 5 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 3 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #16184. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #16184 (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-16184`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.40`: 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

- #14632: \[Bug\]: First-run onboarding on Slack tells users to type /sethome, but Slack only dispatches /hermes <subcommand>

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#16184: fix(gateway): use /hermes sethome in Slack onboarding hint**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`; implication `superseded`
  - files: `gateway/run.py`, `scripts/release.py`, `tests/gateway/test_status_command.py`
- **#14633: fix(gateway): use /hermes sethome in onboarding hint on Slack**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `#16184`
- **#14645: fix(gateway): use Slack slash command in onboarding**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `f62737b5f`, `#16184`, `#14633`
- **#14865: fix: use /hermes sethome in Slack onboarding**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`; refs `#14633`, `#16184`, `#14632`, `#14645`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #16184 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-04-26`.