# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Telegram: edit messages in place, render todos as checklists

## Open now

- 1 issue, 1 PR open on GitHub.
- #31001: Telegram: render todo tool updates as in-place checklist
- PR #31106: feat(gateway): render todo tool results as editable Telegram checklist (#31001)

These items focus on updating Telegram gateway messages in place rather than appending new ones, and rendering todo tool results as editable inline checklists.

## TL;DR

- 6 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 1 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 2 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #30864. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #30864 (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-30864`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_PARTIAL`): some members are connected by structural evidence (shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference); the rest are joined by an automated relevance judgement over their text.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 `0.29`: 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

- #31001: Telegram: render todo tool updates as in-place checklist

## Closed / duplicate issues

- #30045: feat: update Telegram status messages instead of appending progress spam

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#30141: feat(telegram): edit gateway status updates**. closed without merge · fix tier `suggested`
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `9acf949e3498e84e9f997cbe332b885d938918c1`, `#30864`, `#30045`
  - _suggested-tier fix detail withheld; re-request with `?tier=all` to include it._
- **#30864: feat(telegram): edit status messages in place instead of appending**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `gateway/platforms/telegram.py`, `gateway/run.py`, `tests/gateway/test_telegram_status_update.py`
  - fix hunks:
  - `gateway/platforms/telegram.py`

    ```diff
    @@ -468,6 +468,10 @@ def __init__(self, config: PlatformConfig):
             # "all"       — every message triggers a push notification (legacy
             #               behavior; opt-in via display.platforms.telegram.notifications).
             self._notifications_mode: str = "important"
    +        # send_or_update_status() bookkeeping: {(chat_id, status_key) -> bot message_id}
    +        # Tracks status bubbles owned by this adapter so subsequent calls with the
    +        # same key edit the same message instead of appending new ones (#30045).
    +        self._status_message_ids: Dict[tuple, str] = {}
     
         def _notification_kwargs(
             self, metadata: Optional[Dict[str, Any]]
    ```

    ```diff
    @@ -1908,6 +1912,40 @@ async def send(
                 is_connect_timeout = self._looks_like_connect_timeout(e)
                 return SendResult(success=False, error=str(e), retryable=(is_connect_timeout or not is_timeout))
     
    +    async def send_or_update_status(
    +        self,
    +        chat_id: str,
    +        status_key: str,
    +        content: str,
    +        *,
    +        metadata: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None,
    +    ) -> SendResult:
    +        """Send a status message, or edit the previous one with the same key.
    +
    +        Issue #30045: progress/status callbacks (context-pressure, lifecycle,
    +        compression, etc.) used to append a fresh bubble on every call. With
    +        this method, the first call sends and the message id is remembered;
    +        subsequent calls with the same (chat_id, status_key) edit that same
    +        message in place. If the edit fails (message deleted, too old, etc.)
    +        we drop the cached id and send fresh.
    +        """
    +        key = (str(chat_id), str(status_key))
    +        cached_id = self._status_message_ids.get(key)
    +        if cached_id is not None:
    +            result = await self.edit_message(
    +                chat_id, cached_id, content, finalize=True, metadata=metadata,
    +            )
    +            if result.success:
    +                if result.message_id:
    +                    self._status_message_ids[key] = str(result.message_id)
    +                return result
    +            # Edit failed — clear the cached id and fall through to a fresh send.
    +            self._status_message_ids.pop(key, None)
    +        result = await self.send(chat_id, content, metadata=metadata)
    +        if result.success and result.message_id:
    +            self._status_message_ids[key] = str(result.message_id)
    +        return result
    +
         async def edit_message(
             self,
             chat_id: str,
    ```
  - `gateway/run.py`

    ```diff
    @@ -238,6 +238,19 @@ def _prepare_gateway_status_message(platform: Any, event_type: str, message: str
         return text
     
     
    +async def _send_or_update_status_coro(adapter, chat_id, status_key, content, metadata):
    +    """Route a status message through adapter.send_or_update_status when supported.
    +
    +    Issue #30045: adapters that implement send_or_update_status (currently
    +    Telegram) edit the previous bubble for the same status_key instead of
    +    appending a new one. Adapters without the method fall back to plain send.
    +    """
    +    sender = getattr(adapter, "send_or_update_status", None)
    +    if callable(sender):
    +        return await sender(chat_id, status_key, content, metadata=metadata)
    +    return await adapter.send(chat_id, content, metadata=metadata)
    +
    +
     def _telegramize_command_mentions(text: str, platform: Any) -> str:
         """Rewrite slash-command mentions to Telegram-valid command names.
     
    ```

    ```diff
    @@ -16141,11 +16154,7 @@ def _status_callback_sync(event_type: str, message: str) -> None:
                     )
                     return
                 _fut = safe_schedule_threadsafe(
    -                _status_adapter.send(
    -                    _status_chat_id,
    -                    prepared_message,
    -                    metadata=_status_thread_metadata,
    -                ),
    +                _send_or_update_status_coro(_status_adapter, _status_chat_id, event_type, prepared_message, _status_thread_metadata),
                     _loop_for_step,
                     logger=logger,
                     log_message=f"status_callback ({event_type}) scheduling error",
    ```
  - `tests/gateway/test_telegram_status_update.py`

    ```diff
    @@ -0,0 +1,162 @@
    +"""Tests for TelegramAdapter.send_or_update_status (issue #30045).
    +
    +The status-update path must:
    +  1. Send a fresh message on the first call for a (chat_id, status_key) pair.
    +  2. Edit that same message on subsequent calls with the same key.
    +  3. Fall back to sending fresh when the cached message edit fails.
    +  4. Keep distinct keys independent (no cross-talk).
    +"""
    +
    +from __future__ import annotations
    +
    +import sys
    +import types
    +from types import SimpleNamespace
    +from unittest.mock import AsyncMock, MagicMock
    +
    +import pytest
    +
    +from gateway.config import PlatformConfig
    +from gateway.platforms.base import SendResult
    +
    +
    +def _install_fake_telegram(monkeypatch):
    +    """Stub the python-telegram-bot package so TelegramAdapter can be imported."""
    +    fake_telegram = types.ModuleType("telegram")
    +    fake_telegram.Update = SimpleNamespace(ALL_TYPES=())
    +    fake_telegram.Bot = object
    +    fake_telegram.Message = object
    +    fake_telegram.InlineKeyboardButton = object
    +    fake_telegram.InlineKeyboardMarkup = object
    +
    +    fake_error = types.ModuleType("telegram.error")
    +    fake_error.NetworkError = type("NetworkError", (Exception,), {})
    +    fake_error.BadRequest = type("BadRequest", (Exception,), {})
    +    fake_error.TimedOut = type("TimedOut", (Exception,), {})
    +    fake_telegram.error = fake_error
    +
    +    fake_constants = types.ModuleType("telegram.constants")
    +    fake_constants.ParseMode = SimpleNamespace(MARKDOWN_V2="MarkdownV2")
    +    fake_constants.ChatType = SimpleNamespace(
    +        GROUP="group", SUPERGROUP="supergroup",
    +        CHANNEL="channel", PRIVATE="private",
    +    )
    +    fake_telegram.constants = fake_constants
    +
    +    fake_ext = types.ModuleType("telegram.ext")
    +    fake_ext.Application = object
    +    fake_ext.CommandHandler = object
    +    fake_ext.CallbackQueryHandler = object
    +    fake_ext.MessageHandler = object
    +    fake_ext.ContextTypes = SimpleNamespace(DEFAULT_TYPE=object)
    +    fake_ext.filters = object
    +
    +    fake_request = types.ModuleType("telegram.request")
    +    fake_request.HTTPXRequest = object
    +
    +    monkeypatch.setitem(sys.modules, "telegram", fake_telegram)
    +    monkeypatch.setitem(sys.modules, "telegram.error", fake_error)
    +    monkeypatch.setitem(sys.modules, "telegram.constants", fake_constants)
    +    monkeypatch.setitem(sys.modules, "telegram.ext", fake_ext)
    +    monkeypatch.setitem(sys.modules, "telegram.request", fake_request)
    +
    +
    [redacted:email]
    +def adapter(monkeypatch):
    +    _install_fake_telegram(monkeypatch)
    +    from gateway.platforms.telegram import TelegramAdapter
    +
    +    a = TelegramAdapter(PlatformConfig(enabled=True, token="[redacted:secret-assignment]"))
    +    a._bot = MagicMock()
    +    # Patch send / edit_message so tests can drive them directly.
    +    a.send = AsyncMock()
    +    a.edit_message = AsyncMock()
    +    return a
    +
    +
    [redacted:email]
    +async def test_first_call_sends_and_caches_message_id(adapter):
    +    """First call for a (chat, key) pair must send and remember the id."""
    +    adapter.send.return_value = SendResult(success=True, message_id="100")
    +
    +    result = await adapter.send_or_update_status("chat-1", "lifecycle", "starting")
    +
    +    assert result.success is True
    +    assert result.message_id == "100"
    +    adapter.send.assert_awaited_once()
    +    adapter.edit_message.assert_not_awaited()
    +    assert adapter._status_message_ids[("chat-1", "lifecycle")] == "100"
    +
    +
    [redacted:email]
    +async def test_second_call_edits_in_place(adapter):
    +    """Same (chat, key) on the second call must edit, not send."""
    +    adapter.send.return_value = SendResult(success=True, message_id="100")
    +    adapter.edit_message.return_value = SendResult(success=True, message_id="100")
    +
    +    await adapter.send_or_update_status("chat-1", "lifecycle", "step 1")
    +    await adapter.send_or_update_status("chat-1", "lifecycle", "step 2")
    +
    +    adapter.send.assert_awaited_once()
    +    adapter.edit_message.assert_awaited_once()
    +    # Edit was directed at the cached message id.
    +    args, kwargs = adapter.edit_message.call_args
    +    assert args[0] == "chat-1"
    +    assert args[1] == "100"
    +    assert args[2] == "step 2"
    +
    +
    [redacted:email]
    +async def test_edit_failure_falls_back_to_fresh_send(adapter):
    +    """When edit_message fails the cache is cleared and a new send happens."""
    +    adapter.send.side_effect = [
    +        SendResult(success=True, message_id="100"),
    +        SendResult(success=True, message_id="200"),
    +    ]
    +    adapter.edit_message.return_value = SendResult(
    +        success=False, error="Bad Request: message to edit not found",
    +    )
    +
    +    await adapter.send_or_update_status("chat-1", "lifecycle", "step 1")
    +    result = await adapter.send_or_update_status("chat-1", "lifecycle", "step 2")
    +
    +    assert result.success is True
    +    assert result.message_id == "200"
    +    assert adapter.send.await_count == 2
    +    assert adapter.edit_message.await_count == 1
    +    # Cache now points at the fresh message id.
    +    assert adapter._status_message_ids[("chat-1", "lifecycle")] == "200"
    +
    +
    [redacted:email]
    +async def test_distinct_status_keys_do_not_collide(adapter):
    +    """A different status_key gets its own message; the original isn't touched."""
    +    adapter.send.side_effect = [
    +        SendResult(success=True, message_id="100"),
    +        SendResult(success=True, message_id="200"),
    +    ]
    +
    +    await adapter.send_or_update_status("chat-1", "lifecycle", "ctx pressure")
    +    await adapter.send_or_update_status("chat-1", "model-switch", "switched to opus")
    +
    +    assert adapter.send.await_count == 2
    +    adapter.edit_message.assert_not_awaited()
    +    assert adapter._status_message_ids[("chat-1", "lifecycle")] == "100"
    +    assert adapter._status_message_ids[("chat-1", "model-switch")] == "200"
    +
    +
    [redacted:email]
    +async def test_distinct_chat_ids_do_not_collide(adapter):
    +    """Same status_key in different chats must not edit each other's messages."""
    +    adapter.send.side_effect = [
    +        SendResult(success=True, message_id="100"),
    +        SendResult(success=True, message_id="200"),
    +    ]
    +
    +    await adapter.send_or_update_status("chat-1", "lifecycle", "first")
    +    await adapter.send_or_update_status("chat-2", "lifecycle", "second")
    +
    +    assert adapter.send.await_count == 2
    +    adapter.edit_message.assert_not_awaited()
    +    assert adapter._status_message_ids[("chat-1", "lifecycle")] == "100"
    +    assert adapter._status_message_ids[("chat-2", "lifecycle")] == "200"
    ```
- **#30090: feat(telegram): edit gateway status updates**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `stale_abandoned`; implication `active`
- **#31106: feat(gateway): render todo tool results as editable Telegram checklist (#31001)**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `#31001`
  - files: `gateway/run_turn_progress.py`, `gateway/run_turn_runner.py`, `tests/gateway/test_run_turn_todo_progress.py`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #30864 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-05-23`.
- Subsystem: `gateway`