# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Outbound email subject and sender customization

## Open now

- 1 issue, 1 PR open on GitHub.
- #46947: \[Bug\]: Outbound/fresh emails have no way to set a subject — gateway hardcodes "Re: Hermes Agent", send_message hardcodes "Hermes Agent"
- PR #82544: feat(email): configurable From display name, default subject, and signature for outbound mail

A bug report and related fixes addressing hardcoded subject lines and sender display names in outbound emails. Work involves making the From name, default subject, and signature configurable rather than fixed.

## TL;DR

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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #46947: \[Bug\]: Outbound/fresh emails have no way to set a subject — gateway hardcodes "Re: Hermes Agent", send_message hardcodes "Hermes Agent"

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#46954: fix(gateway): allow explicit subject for outbound emails**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#102889`
- **#82544: feat(email): configurable From display name, default subject, and signature for outbound mail**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`
  - files: `.env.example`, `plugins/platforms/email/adapter.py`, `plugins/platforms/email/plugin.yaml`, `tests/gateway/test_email.py`, `website/docs/reference/environment-variables.md`, `website/docs/user-guide/messaging/email.md`

## Fix status

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