# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Matrix gateway boot-loop from pending invites

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These issues and pull requests address a boot-loop condition in the Matrix gateway caused by pending invitations to closed or nonexistent rooms. Multiple fix attempts explore non-blocking joins and timeouts to prevent the gateway from hanging on dead invites at startup.

## TL;DR

- 5 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 3 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #53933. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #53933 (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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.40`: 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.

## Closed / duplicate issues

- #29303: \[Bug\]: Matrix Gateway Boot-Loop due to Pending Invitations to closed or unexistent rooms

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#53933: fix(matrix): non-blocking pending invite joins prevent gateway boot-loop (salvage #37420)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`; implication `superseded`
  - files: `plugins/platforms/matrix/adapter.py`, `tests/gateway/test_matrix.py`
- **#29314: fix(matrix): bound _client.join_room with timeout to prevent boot-loop on dead invites**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `stale_abandoned`; implication `active`
- **#37420: fix(gateway): avoid Matrix pending invite boot loops**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `11b0be8d15fc18f6a6741317cbb3f197ac7df989`, `#53933`, `#29303`
- **#47257: fix(matrix): non-blocking pending invite joins prevent boot-loop**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#37420`, `#29303`, `#37420`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #53933 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-06-28`.
- Subsystem: `gateway`