# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Fix group sender source in SimpleX adapter

## Open now

- 0 issues, 1 PR open on GitHub.
- PR #35046: fix(simplex): extract group sender from chatDir.groupMember

These issues and PRs address a bug where the group message sender is incorrectly read from chatItemMember rather than chatDir.groupMember. The changes correct which field is used to extract the group sender in the SimpleX adapter.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 1 open PR(s), 0 merged PR(s), 1 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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.

## Closed / duplicate issues

- #35045: SimpleX adapter: group sender read from chatItemMember instead of chatDir.groupMember

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#35046: fix(simplex): extract group sender from chatDir.groupMember**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `0c2e81df0`
  - files: `plugins/platforms/simplex/adapter.py`, `tests/gateway/test_simplex_plugin.py`
- **#35174: fix(simplex): read group sender from chatDir.groupMember instead of chatItemMember**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `stale_abandoned`; implication `active`

## Fix status

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