# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Reducing WhatsApp message batching debounce delays

## Open now

- 0 issues, 2 PRs open on GitHub.
- PR #36747: fix(gateway): bypass WhatsApp batching for slash commands
- PR #44896: fix(whatsapp): lower default debounce delays to match Telegram cadence

These issues and PRs address excessive latency caused by a 5-second default debounce introduced for WhatsApp text batching, with proposed fixes including lowering the delay and bypassing batching for slash commands.

## TL;DR

- 5 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 2 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 1 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #117104. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #117104 (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: `resolved` · deciding PR(s): `pr-117104`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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.

## Closed / duplicate issues

- #44883: WhatsApp gateway: 5s default debounce introduced in PR#35391 adds 5s latency to every response

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#45064: fix(whatsapp): lower default text batch delay from 5s to 0.5s (#44883)**. closed without merge · fix tier `suggested`
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#44896`, `#44883`
  - _suggested-tier fix detail withheld; re-request with `?tier=all` to include it._
- **#117104: WhatsApp and Weixin replies stop waiting 5 s / 3 s before every message: text-batch defaults match the Telegram cadence (#44883, #25056)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `gateway/platforms/base.py`, `gateway/platforms/weixin.py`, `plugins/platforms/telegram/adapter.py`, `plugins/platforms/whatsapp/adapter.py`, `tests/gateway/test_text_batch_delay_defaults.py`, `tests/gateway/test_whatsapp_text_batching.py`, `website/docs/user-guide/messaging/weixin.md`, `website/docs/user-guide/messaging/whatsapp.md`
- **#36747: fix(gateway): bypass WhatsApp batching for slash commands**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`
  - files: `gateway/platforms/whatsapp.py`, `tests/gateway/test_whatsapp_text_batching.py`
- **#44896: fix(whatsapp): lower default debounce delays to match Telegram cadence**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`
  - files: `gateway/platforms/whatsapp.py`, `tests/gateway/test_whatsapp_text_batching.py`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #117104 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-20`.
- Subsystem: `gateway`