# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Telegram channel post handling fixes

## Open now

- 1 issue, 1 PR open on GitHub.
- #3634: Telegram adapter does not process channel_post updates
- PR #28614: fix(telegram): handle channel_post media via effective_message

These issues and pull requests address a gap where the Telegram adapter was not processing channel_post (and related) update types. The changes add or correct handlers and routing so channel posts are treated consistently alongside group messages.

## TL;DR

- 4 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 1 open PR(s), 0 merged PR(s), 2 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.50`: 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

- #3634: Telegram adapter does not process channel_post updates

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#3683: fix(telegram): add channel_post and edited_channel_post handlers**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `stale_abandoned`; implication `active`
- **#28614: fix(telegram): handle channel_post media via effective_message**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `29c6985590043fc672a6c9a7cdb9a8695388d1ac`
  - files: `gateway/platforms/telegram.py`, `tests/gateway/test_telegram_channel_posts.py`
- **#53675: fix(telegram): route channel posts through the same gates as groups**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#53750`, `#54280`

## Fix status

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