# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Matrix command batching and session dispatch fixes

## Open now

- 1 issue, 2 PRs open on GitHub.
- #58559: Matrix bang commands bypass split batching and skill-command active-session dispatch
- PR #58565: fix(matrix): batch long commands and bypass active session for skill commands
- PR #58591: fix(matrix): preserve controls during command batching

These items address how long commands are split into batches in the Matrix integration and how skill commands interact with active-session dispatch logic. A related concern covers preserving control characters or state during the batching process.

## TL;DR

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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #58559: Matrix bang commands bypass split batching and skill-command active-session dispatch

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#58565: fix(matrix): batch long commands and bypass active session for skill commands**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `#58591`
  - files: `hermes_cli/commands.py`, `plugins/platforms/matrix/adapter.py`, `tests/gateway/test_command_bypass_active_session.py`, `tests/gateway/test_matrix_command_batching.py`
- **#58591: fix(matrix): preserve controls during command batching**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`; refs `#58565`, `#58559`
  - files: `agent/skill_commands.py`, `gateway/platforms/base.py`, `gateway/run.py`, `hermes_cli/commands.py`, `plugins/platforms/matrix/adapter.py`, `tests/agent/test_skill_commands.py`, `tests/gateway/test_command_bypass_active_session.py`, `tests/gateway/test_matrix_command_batching.py`, `tests/gateway/test_max_concurrent_sessions.py`

## Fix status

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