# NousResearch/hermes-agent · WhatsApp custom mention wake-word leaking into message body

## Open now

- 1 issue, 2 PRs open on GitHub.
- #47493: WhatsApp: custom mention_patterns wake-word is not stripped from group message body (leaks into agent prompt)
- PR #47495: fix(whatsapp): strip configured mention_patterns wake-word from group body
- PR #47654: fix(whatsapp): strip custom mention wake words

These issues and PRs address a bug where custom mention_patterns wake words are not stripped from WhatsApp group message bodies, causing them to leak into the agent prompt. Multiple fix attempts or iterations are represented.

## TL;DR

- 5 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 2 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.40`: 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.

## Open related issues

- #47493: WhatsApp: custom mention_patterns wake-word is not stripped from group message body (leaks into agent prompt)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#47495: fix(whatsapp): strip configured mention_patterns wake-word from group body**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`; refs `#47505`, `#47493`, `#47495`
  - files: `gateway/platforms/whatsapp_common.py`, `tests/gateway/test_whatsapp_group_gating.py`
- **#47505: fix(whatsapp): strip custom mention_patterns wake words from group message body**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`; refs `#47495`, `#47493`
- **#47553: fix(whatsapp): strip custom mention_patterns from message body (#47493)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`; refs `#47495`, `#47493`, `#47505`
- **#47654: fix(whatsapp): strip custom mention wake words**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `a7c0dd2dd2a79d63f212463c365463448df5b93d`
  - files: `gateway/platforms/whatsapp_common.py`, `tests/gateway/test_whatsapp_group_gating.py`

## Fix status

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