# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Telegram DM thread_id routing and fallback fixes

## Open now

- 1 issue, 1 PR open on GitHub.
- #35739: \[Bug\]: Fix media routing to "All Chats" in Telegram DM Topics (Reply Fallback)
- PR #35759: fix(telegram): omit message_thread_id in DM topic fallback sends with reply anchor (#35739)

Multiple fixes and bug reports addressing invalid or spurious message_thread_id values being sent in Telegram DM contexts, with various fallback and normalization strategies proposed. The members share a common theme around thread routing errors in non-forum Telegram DMs.

## TL;DR

- 5 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 1 open PR(s), 0 merged PR(s), 3 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.40`: 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.

## Open related issues

- #35739: \[Bug\]: Fix media routing to "All Chats" in Telegram DM Topics (Reply Fallback)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#12853: fix(telegram): route model-picker thread_id through _message_thread_id_for_send**. closed without merge · fix tier `suggested`
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `#12839`
  - _suggested-tier fix detail withheld; re-request with `?tier=all` to include it._
- **#12873: fix: use _message_thread_id_for_send() in send_model_picker() for forum topics**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `#22410`, `#22053`, `#22423`, `#22267`
- **#28605: fix(telegram): preserve new DM topic lanes**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `14ad7b2fc`, `#31444`, `#31086`
- **#35759: fix(telegram): omit message_thread_id in DM topic fallback sends with reply anchor (#35739)**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`
  - files: `gateway/platforms/telegram.py`, `tests/gateway/test_telegram_reply_mode.py`, `tests/gateway/test_telegram_thread_fallback.py`

## Fix status

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