# NousResearch/hermes-agent · WhatsApp inbound read receipts (blue ticks) support

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These issues and pull requests concern adding or fixing the ability to send read receipts back to WhatsApp for inbound messages, including opt-in and configurable behavior. Multiple entries address both feature implementation and a reported gap where receipts were not being sent to WhatsApp servers.

## TL;DR

- 7 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 2 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 4 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #73322. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #73322 (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: `partially_resolved` · deciding PR(s): `pr-73322`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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.

## Closed / duplicate issues

- #6055: WhatsApp read receipts not sent back to WhatsApp servers
- #6539: \[Feature\]: feat(whatsapp): send read receipts (blue ticks) for processed messages

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#73322: feat(whatsapp): configurable inbound read receipts**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`; implication `superseded`
  - files: `gateway/config.py`, `plugins/platforms/whatsapp/adapter.py`, `scripts/whatsapp-bridge/bridge.js`, `scripts/whatsapp-bridge/bridge.native.test.mjs`, `scripts/whatsapp-bridge/bridge_helpers.js`, `tests/gateway/test_whatsapp_connect.py`, `tests/gateway/test_whatsapp_reply_prefix.py`, `tests/gateway/test_whatsapp_stale_bridge.py`, `website/docs/user-guide/messaging/whatsapp.md`
- **#8690: fix(whatsapp): send read receipts for inbound messages**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `#73322`, `#70340`
- **#9672: feat(whatsapp): send read receipts**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`
- **#27032: feat(whatsapp): add read receipt (blue ticks) support**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `#73322`, `#70340`
- **#65016: feat(whatsapp): opt-in read receipts (blue ticks) for accepted inbound messages**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `#73322`, `#70340`, `#70340`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #73322 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-07-28`.
- Subsystem: `gateway`