# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Mattermost threaded reply containment fixes

## Open now

- 1 issue, 1 PR open on GitHub.
- #4221: \[Bug\]: Mattermost threaded conversations ignore follow-ups and leak tool output to the main channel
- PR #4230: fix(mattermost): resolve thread follow-ups and tool output leaks (#4221)

These issues and pull requests address bugs where Mattermost threaded conversations were not keeping replies, follow-ups, and tool output contained within the thread, causing leakage to the main channel.

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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #4221: \[Bug\]: Mattermost threaded conversations ignore follow-ups and leak tool output to the main channel

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#11717: fix(mattermost): keep threaded replies and progress in-thread**. closed without merge · fix tier `suggested`
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`
  - _suggested-tier fix detail withheld; re-request with `?tier=all` to include it._
- **#4230: fix(mattermost): resolve thread follow-ups and tool output leaks (#4221)**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `af973e407`
  - files: `gateway/platforms/mattermost.py`
- **#4795: fix(mattermost): keep threaded replies inside the thread**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `silent_close`; implication `active`

## Fix status

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