# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Discord pairing grants not honored in auth checks

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug where pairing-approved users were not recognized during Discord message auth, guild mentions, and slash command authorization. Multiple fixes ensure pairing grants are consistently respected across Discord and gateway allowlist logic.

## TL;DR

- 4 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 2 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #60560. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #60560 (and any competing PRs below) before filing. Confirm the merged change covers your symptom.

## Maintainer resolution verdict

- Internal-tracker verdict over this cluster's issue members: `resolved` · deciding PR(s): `pr-60560`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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.

## Closed / duplicate issues

- #57452: \[Bug\]: Discord guild mentions ignore pairing-approved users unless the Discord allowlist is populated

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#57463: fix(discord): honor pairing store in guild mentions and slash auth**. closed without merge · fix tier `suggested`
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#57460`, `#57452`, `#57463`
  - _suggested-tier fix detail withheld; re-request with `?tier=all` to include it._
- **#60560: fix(discord): honor pairing grants in adapter message auth**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `plugins/platforms/discord/adapter.py`, `tests/gateway/test_discord_slash_auth.py`
- **#57460: fix(discord): honor pairing grants for message auth**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `c3808cfc1`, `#60560`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #60560 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-07-08`.
- Subsystem: `gateway`