# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Webhook sessions exempt from gateway approval waits

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items address a problem where webhook-triggered sessions are blocked by gateway approval requirements. They propose or implement an exemption so webhook sessions bypass those approval waits.

## TL;DR

- 4 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 2 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 1 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #98558. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #98558 (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-98558`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_PARTIAL`): some members are connected by structural evidence (shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference); the rest are joined by an automated relevance judgement over their text.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 `0.39`: 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

- #37284: \[Bug\]: Webhook sessions hit a dead-end on dangerous-command approval
- #54019: \[Feature\]: Webhook-triggered sessions need a cron_mode-equivalent exemption from gateway approval waits

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#98558: fix(approval): unattended webhook/API sessions no longer stall 300s on dangerous-command approval (#37284, salvage #37317)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`; implication `superseded`
  - files: `hermes_cli/config_defaults.py`, `tests/tools/test_approval.py`, `tests/tools/test_cron_approval_mode.py`, `tools/approval.py`, `website/docs/user-guide/security.md`
- **#37317: fix(approval): exclude webhook sessions from gateway approval context**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `#98558`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #98558 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-08-30`.
- Subsystem: `gateway`