# NousResearch/hermes-agent · branch command defaults to new thread on platforms

## Open now

- 1 issue, 0 PRs open on GitHub.
- #21448: feat(gateway): cross-topic session fork — branch a Telegram session into a different topic

These issues and pull requests concern changing the /branch command so it opens a new thread by default on thread-capable platforms like Discord, Telegram, and Slack, with a --here flag to stay on the current surface.

## TL;DR

- 10 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 2 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 6 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #117450. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #117450 (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: `partially_resolved` · deciding PR(s): `pr-117450`. This is distinct from the fix status above. Weigh it yourself.

## How this cluster was grouped

- Link evidence (`STRUCTURAL_PARTIAL`): some members are connected by structural evidence (shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference); the rest are joined by an automated relevance judgement over their text.
- Members outside that structural core may belong to a different underlying problem.
- Pairwise link density `0.17`: 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

- #21448: feat(gateway): cross-topic session fork — branch a Telegram session into a different topic

## Closed / duplicate issues

- #66022: feat: /branch should open a new thread on Discord/Telegram/Slack
- #66023: feat(gateway): /branch should default to a new thread; opt out with --here

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#66014: feat(gateway): /branch defaults to a new thread; --here keeps surface**. closed without merge · fix tier `suggested`
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#66023`
- **#117450: /branch opens a sibling thread by default on Discord/Telegram/Slack/Matrix; --here keeps this chat (#66023, salvage #66024)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `gateway/slash_commands_branch_thread.py`, `gateway/slash_commands_session.py`, `hermes_cli/cli_commands_mixin.py`, `hermes_cli/commands.py`, `locales/af.yaml`, `locales/ar.yaml`, `locales/de.yaml`, `locales/en.yaml`, `locales/es.yaml`, `locales/fr.yaml`, `locales/ga.yaml`, `locales/hu.yaml`, `locales/it.yaml`, `locales/ja.yaml`, `locales/ko.yaml`, `locales/pt.yaml`, `locales/ru.yaml`, `locales/tr.yaml`, `locales/uk.yaml`, `locales/zh-hant.yaml` (+3 more)
- **#66024: feat(gateway): /branch defaults to a new thread; --here keeps surface**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`
- **#66056: feat(gateway): /branch creates a new thread by default on Discord/Telegram/Slack (#66023)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `#66024`, `#66023`
- **#66516: feat(gateway): /branch defaults to new thread on thread-capable platforms**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `stale_abandoned`; implication `active`
- **#99974: feat(gateway): branch into a new thread by default**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `silent_close`; implication `active`
- **#100100: feat(gateway): branch into a new thread by default**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `dbcbd9d9db9497f44496ab0c1edebf5b9084ab87`, `#117450`, `#66024`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #117450 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-20`.
- Subsystem: `gateway`