# NousResearch/hermes-agent · BlueBubbles group chat filtering feature and fix

## Open now

- 1 issue, 2 PRs open on GitHub.
- #33489: \[Feature\] BlueBubbles adapter: add group chat filtering (IGNORE_GROUP_CHATS or ALLOWED_CHATS)
- PR #33541: fix(bluebubbles): add group chat filters
- PR #63990: fix(bluebubbles): gate exact chats before side effects

A feature request and related fixes for adding group chat filtering options to the BlueBubbles adapter, including controls to ignore or allowlist specific chats. The fixes address gating logic and filter implementation details.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 2 open PR(s), 0 merged PR(s), 0 PR(s) closed without merging.
- No fix has been merged to main; one or more PRs were attempted (see below).
- **Recommended:** review the prior/competing PR(s) below. A fix was attempted but not merged; your case may extend or revive that work.

## 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.67`: 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

- #33489: \[Feature\] BlueBubbles adapter: add group chat filtering (IGNORE_GROUP_CHATS or ALLOWED_CHATS)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#33541: fix(bluebubbles): add group chat filters**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `#35606`, `#33541`
  - files: `gateway/config.py`, `gateway/platforms/bluebubbles.py`, `gateway/run.py`, `tests/conftest.py`, `tests/gateway/test_bluebubbles.py`, `website/docs/reference/environment-variables.md`, `website/docs/user-guide/messaging/bluebubbles.md`
- **#63990: fix(bluebubbles): gate exact chats before side effects**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `ae58f7094`, `e718019d0`
  - files: `gateway/platforms/bluebubbles.py`, `tests/gateway/test_bluebubbles.py`, `website/docs/user-guide/messaging/bluebubbles.md`

## Fix status

- No merged fix on record.
- Subsystem: `gateway`