# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Terminal tool incorrectly hidden in Telegram DMs

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A cluster of bug reports and fixes addressing cases where the terminal tool was unexpectedly unavailable or refused in Telegram DMs, traced to toolset filtering and override logic.

## 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #55986: \[Bug\]: Telegram DM says terminal tool is unavailable even though platform_toolsets.telegram includes terminal

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#56079: fix(tools): surface silent agent.disabled_toolsets override hiding tools (e.g. terminal in Telegram DMs)**. closed without merge · fix tier `suggested`
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `#55986`
- **#56153: fix(gateway/cli): resolve terminal tool refusal in Telegram DM (#55986)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `silent_close`; implication `active`

## Fix status

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