# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Signal group messages dropped on linked devices

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These issues and pull requests concern a bug where Signal group messages are silently dropped when received via a linked device through the syncMessage path. The work involves fixes to correctly handle and pass through such messages.

## TL;DR

- 4 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 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 #24706. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #24706 (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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.
- Pairwise link density `0.50`: 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

- #23064: \[Bug\]: Signal group messages silently dropped when using signal-cli daemon (linked device)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#24706: fix(signal): handle group messages from linked devices in syncMessage path**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `gateway/platforms/signal.py`
- **#23070: fix(signal): pass group messages from linked devices to agent (#23064)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `#23064`
- **#23293: fix(signal): handle group messages from linked devices in syncMessage path**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `#24706`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #24706 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-05-13`.