# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Making /busy command available beyond CLI on gateway platforms

## Open now

- 0 issues, 1 PR open on GitHub.
- PR #23660: fix(gateway): expose busy command outside cli

Most members concern the /busy command being CLI-only and changes to expose it on gateway platforms such as Telegram, with one also mentioning profiles and Slack. One member, "Pr 18366", has an uninformative title, though other titles reference #18366 as related work.

## TL;DR

- 6 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 1 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 3 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #97932. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #97932 (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-97932`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #18362: /busy command is cli_only — not available on Telegram/gateway despite onboarding hints

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#97932: fix(gateway): make /busy available on gateway platforms (salvage of #97875, supersedes #18366)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `contributors/emails/[redacted:email]`, `gateway/run.py`, `gateway/slash_commands.py`, `hermes_cli/commands.py`, `skills/autonomous-ai-agents/hermes-agent/references/slash-commands.md`, `tests/gateway/test_busy_command.py`, `tests/gateway/test_gateway_command_dispatch_minimal.py`, `tests/gateway/test_multiplex_busy_input_mode.py`, `tests/gateway/test_update_command.py`, `website/docs/reference/environment-variables.md`, `website/docs/reference/slash-commands.md`, `website/i18n/zh-Hans/docusaurus-plugin-content-docs/current/reference/environment-variables.md`, `website/i18n/zh-Hans/docusaurus-plugin-content-docs/current/reference/slash-commands.md`, `website/i18n/zh-Hans/docusaurus-plugin-content-docs/current/user-guide/skills/bundled/autonomous-ai-agents/autonomous-ai-agents-hermes-agent.md`
- **#18366: fix: make /busy command available on gateway platforms**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `#97932`, `#97875`, `#18362`
- **#21209: Pr 18366**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#18366`
- **#23660: fix(gateway): expose busy command outside cli**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`; refs `#18366`, `#18362`
  - files: `gateway/run.py`, `hermes_cli/commands.py`, `tests/gateway/test_busy_session_ack.py`
- **#97875: fix(gateway): harden /busy across profiles and Slack**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `#97932`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #97932 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-08-29`.
- Subsystem: `gateway`