# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Matrix text messages bypassing E2EE encryption

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug where Matrix text messages are sent as plaintext in encrypted rooms, while file messages correctly check encryption status. Multiple fixes attempt to route text send_message calls through the adapter to enforce E2EE.

## TL;DR

- 5 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 2 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 2 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #56106. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #56106 (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: `unresolved`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_PARTIAL`): some members are connected by structural evidence (shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference); the rest are joined by an automated relevance judgement over their text.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 `0.34`: 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

- #23055: \[Bug\]: \`send_message\` Matrix path posts plaintext events into encrypted rooms
- #45500: Matrix: text messages bypass E2EE encryption (files check is_encrypted, text does not)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#56106: fix(matrix): route text-only send_message through adapter for E2EE support**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`; implication `superseded`
  - files: `tests/tools/test_send_message_tool.py`, `tools/send_message_tool.py`
- **#23382: fix(tools): route encrypted matrix send_message through adapter**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `#20259`, `#56106`, `#20259`
- **#45518: fix(matrix): add explicit E2EE encryption guard for text messages**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`; refs `#45735`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #56106 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-07-01`.
- Subsystem: `gateway`