# NousResearch/hermes-agent · WhatsApp self-chat mode and group message handling fixes

## Open now

- 1 issue, 2 PRs open on GitHub.
- #20143: \[Bug\]: WhatsApp self-chat mode silently drops user's own group messages
- PR #20429: fix(whatsapp): pass fromMe group messages through bridge in self-chat mode (#20143)
- PR #62889: fix(whatsapp): allow group messages in self-chat mode for /sethome

These items address bugs and security gaps in WhatsApp's self-chat mode, specifically around group messages being silently dropped, fromMe message handling, sender identity verification, and group policy gating.

## TL;DR

- 5 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 2 open PR(s), 0 merged PR(s), 2 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.40`: 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.

## Open related issues

- #20143: \[Bug\]: WhatsApp self-chat mode silently drops user's own group messages

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#30288: fix(whatsapp): allow group policy gating in self-chat mode**. closed without merge · fix tier `suggested`
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#20429`
  - _suggested-tier fix detail withheld; re-request with `?tier=all` to include it._
- **#20429: fix(whatsapp): pass fromMe group messages through bridge in self-chat mode (#20143)**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `#62889`
  - files: `scripts/whatsapp-bridge/bridge.js`, `scripts/whatsapp-bridge/from-me-filter.js`, `scripts/whatsapp-bridge/from-me-filter.test.mjs`
- **#62889: fix(whatsapp): allow group messages in self-chat mode for /sethome**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`; refs `#20429`
  - files: `scripts/whatsapp-bridge/bridge.js`
- **#63416: fix(whatsapp): authorize first-contact LID senders via senderPn**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `8925c70a1c`, `7b7338cd6d`, `#72592`

## Fix status

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