# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Fix reply_to metadata forwarding in gateway/qqbot

## Open now

- 1 issue, 2 PRs open on GitHub.
- #44294: fix(qqbot): bridge reply_to from gateway metadata to adapter parameter
- PR #44307: fix(qqbot): extract reply_to from gateway metadata before discarding
- PR #134416: fix(gateway): forward event_message_id as reply_to in background task completion delivery

These changes address how reply_to information is extracted from gateway metadata and forwarded through to adapter parameters, including during background task completion delivery. All three items relate to preserving reply context across the gateway and qqbot layers.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 2 open PR(s), 0 merged PR(s), 0 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.67`: 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

- #44294: fix(qqbot): bridge reply_to from gateway metadata to adapter parameter

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#44307: fix(qqbot): extract reply_to from gateway metadata before discarding**. 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`