# NousResearch/hermes-agent · QQ Bot expired reply msg_id fallback handling

## Open now

- 1 issue, 3 PRs open on GitHub.
- #43467: QQ Bot: group message response lost when agent takes >msg_id expiry window — retry loop on expired msg_id
- PR #43480: fix(qqbot): fall back to standalone send when reply msg_id expires
- PR #85221: fix(qqbot): fall back to standalone message on expired reply
- PR #134416: fix(gateway): forward event_message_id as reply_to in background task completion delivery

These issues and PRs address a scenario where QQ Bot loses group message responses when the reply msg_id has expired, implementing a fallback to standalone message sending in that case.

## TL;DR

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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #43467: QQ Bot: group message response lost when agent takes >msg_id expiry window — retry loop on expired msg_id

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#43594: fix(qqbot): fallback to standalone msg on expired msg_id (#43467)**. closed without merge · fix tier `suggested`
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#43480`, `#43467`
  - _suggested-tier fix detail withheld; re-request with `?tier=all` to include it._
- **#43480: fix(qqbot): fall back to standalone send when reply msg_id expires**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `#85221`, `#85221`
  - files: `gateway/platforms/qqbot/adapter.py`, `tests/gateway/test_qqbot.py`
- **#85221: fix(qqbot): fall back to standalone message on expired reply**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`
  - files: `gateway/platforms/qqbot/adapter.py`, `tests/gateway/test_qqbot.py`
- **#134416: fix(gateway): forward event_message_id as reply_to in background task completion delivery**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `silent_close`; implication `active`
  - files: `gateway/platforms/qqbot/adapter.py`, `gateway/run_turn.py`, `tests/gateway/test_all_platforms_background_reply.py`, `tests/gateway/test_background_reply_anchor.py`, `tests/gateway/test_qqbot_group_expired_reply.py`

## Fix status

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