# NousResearch/hermes-agent · SimpleX adapter DM routing and silent drop bugs

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

Multiple bug reports and fixes addressing the SimpleX adapter silently dropping direct messages due to incorrect contact addressing, where numeric contactId values were being treated as display names. Related fixes apply structured send commands and correct inbound message handling.

## TL;DR

- 7 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 3 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 3 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #81588. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #81588 (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: `unresolved`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_PARTIAL`): some members are connected by structural evidence (shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference); the rest are joined by an automated relevance judgement over their text.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 `0.29`: 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

- #44400: Simple X Adapter: Bug Report from my Agent: SimpleX Chat
- #46265: \[Bug\]: SimpleX adapter silently drops all DM replies — \`@<contactId>\` syntax resolves as display name, not contactId
- #63109: SimpleX adapter: DM text send addresses a numeric contactId as a display name → chatCmdError, silently dropped

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#81588: fix(simplex): use structured /_send for all DM text sends**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`; implication `superseded`
  - files: `plugins/platforms/simplex/adapter.py`, `tests/gateway/test_simplex_plugin.py`
- **#44444: fix(simplex): use structured /_send for DM text messages to prevent silent drops**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `#81588`
- **#46328: fix(simplex): use structured /_send for DMs to fix silent message drops**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`; refs `#44444`, `#44444`
- **#46377: fix(simplex): use structured /_send for standalone DM text sends**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `#81588`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #81588 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-08-08`.
- Subsystem: `gateway`