# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Signal group target resolution in send_message's _parse_target_ref

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

One bug report and two pull requests concern send_message not recognizing Signal group IDs in _parse_target_ref, even though the sender already handles group: chat_ids. The pull requests appear to propose recognizing Signal group patterns there; their status and outcome are not stated in the titles.

## TL;DR

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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

## Closed / duplicate issues

- #44967: \[Bug\]: send_message cannot resolve Signal group targets — missing Signal group pattern in _parse_target_ref (sender already supports group: chat_ids)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#44988: fix(send-message): recognize Signal group IDs in _parse_target_ref**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`; refs `#39042`
- **#45021: fix(send_message): resolve Signal group targets in _parse_target_ref (#44967)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`; refs `#39042`, `#44967`, `#44988`

## Fix status

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