# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Group chat passive observation and context buffering

## Open now

- 4 issues, 0 PRs open on GitHub.
- #15621: platforms: split storage from LLM-invocation gate (group-chat 'observe but don't invoke' mode)
- #25728: \[Feature\]: Buffer unmentioned Feishu/Lark group messages and process them when the bot is mentioned
- #42718: WhatsApp: history_backfill support for group chats
- #55530: Feishu group chat: add context from non-mentioned messages between bot interactions
- _Broad area: open items may be separate problems._

These issues and PRs explore a mode where bots silently read and buffer group chat messages without responding, then use that context when explicitly mentioned or triggered. Multiple platforms are discussed including Feishu, WhatsApp, and Telegram.

## TL;DR

- 5 member(s): 4 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 0 merged PR(s), 0 PR(s) closed without merging.
- No fix found: no merged or attempted fix PR is on record for this cluster.
- **Recommended:** if this matches your symptom, consider adding to the existing issue(s) below rather than opening a new one.

## 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 (`LLM_ONLY`): no structural link between members; the grouping rests entirely on an automated relevance judgement over their text.
- Read the members yourself before treating them as one problem.
- Pairwise link density `0.14`: 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

- #15621: platforms: split storage from LLM-invocation gate (group-chat 'observe but don't invoke' mode)
- #25728: \[Feature\]: Buffer unmentioned Feishu/Lark group messages and process them when the bot is mentioned
- #42718: WhatsApp: history_backfill support for group chats
- #55530: Feishu group chat: add context from non-mentioned messages between bot interactions

## Closed / duplicate issues

- #27912: \[Feature\]: Add Telegram passive history mode: read group/topic messages but only respond to wake words

## Fix status

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