# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Matrix approval prompt deny emoji correction

## Open now

- 1 issue, 1 PR open on GitHub.
- #50429: Matrix approval prompt shows wrong emoji for deny action (❎ vs ❌)
- PR #50623: fix(matrix): align approval deny emoji

These issues and pull requests address a specific bug where the wrong ❎ emoji was displayed instead of ❌ for the deny action in the Matrix approval prompt. Multiple fixes were proposed or submitted to align the emoji used in the reaction with the intended deny indicator.

## TL;DR

- 4 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 1 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.50`: 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

- #50429: Matrix approval prompt shows wrong emoji for deny action (❎ vs ❌)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#50623: fix(matrix): align approval deny emoji**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`
  - files: `plugins/platforms/matrix/adapter.py`, `tests/gateway/test_matrix_exec_approval.py`
- **#50830: fix(matrix): use correct ❌ emoji for deny reaction in approval prompt**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `stale_abandoned`; implication `active`
- **#50847: fix(matrix): use correct ❌ emoji for deny reaction in approval prompt**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`; refs `#50623`

## Fix status

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