# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Slack bot-to-bot messaging documentation

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items all concern documenting the SLACK_ALLOW_BOTS / allow_bots configuration option and related bot message handling behavior for Slack. The work spans multiple documentation efforts covering multi-agent and bot-to-bot messaging scenarios.

## TL;DR

- 6 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 2 merged PR(s), 3 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #69483. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #69483 (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-70198`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.33`: 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

- #26184: Document SLACK_ALLOW_BOTS / allow_bots config for multi-agent Slack threads

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#69483: fix(slack): prevent multi-agent reply storms — peer-bot gating, edited mentions, per-channel overrides**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`; implication `superseded`
  - files: `contributors/emails/[redacted:email]`, `contributors/emails/[redacted:email]`, `contributors/emails/[redacted:email]`, `contributors/emails/[redacted:email]`, `contributors/emails/[redacted:email]`, `hermes_cli/config.py`, `plugins/platforms/mattermost/adapter.py`, `plugins/platforms/slack/adapter.py`, `plugins/platforms/slack/plugin.yaml`, `tests/conftest.py`, `tests/gateway/test_mattermost.py`, `tests/gateway/test_slack.py`, `tests/gateway/test_slack_ignore_other_user_mentions.py`, `tests/gateway/test_slack_mention.py`, `tests/gateway/test_slack_peer_agent_smoke.py`, `tests/gateway/test_slack_require_mention_channels.py`, `tests/test_slack_thread_require_mention.py`, `website/docs/user-guide/messaging/slack.md`
- **#70198: docs(slack): allow_bots, command handling, and wave 1-3 feature documentation**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`; implication `superseded`
  - files: `contributors/emails/[redacted:email]`, `website/docs/reference/environment-variables.md`, `website/docs/reference/slash-commands.md`, `website/docs/user-guide/messaging/slack.md`
- **#26191: docs(slack): document SLACK_ALLOW_BOTS / allow_bots for bot-to-bot messaging**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `stale_abandoned`; implication `active`
- **#26302: docs(slack): document bot-to-bot mode**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `#26191`, `#26184`
- **#62307: docs(slack): document bot message handling**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `#70198`, `#69483`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #69483 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-07-23`.
- Subsystem: `docs`