# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Telegram group authorization short-circuit bug

## Open now

- 1 issue, 1 PR open on GitHub.
- #68716: \[Bug\] Telegram adapter allow_from short-circuits group-scoped authorization
- PR #72084: fix(telegram): preserve authorization union across group sources

A bug where the allow_from setting incorrectly short-circuits group-scoped authorization in the Telegram adapter. Multiple fixes and a bug report address preserving the authorization union across group sources.

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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #68716: \[Bug\] Telegram adapter allow_from short-circuits group-scoped authorization

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#68784: fix(telegram): don't let allow_from short-circuit group authorization (#68716)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `a61183b56`, `#68716`
- **#69617: fix(telegram): preserve group authorization union**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`
- **#72084: fix(telegram): preserve authorization union across group sources**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `partial_fix`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `98ec20790cf1`, `#68716`, `#57189`, `#68784`, `#69617`, `#72084`, `#374151`
  - files: `gateway/authz_mixin.py`, `gateway/run.py`, `plugins/platforms/telegram/adapter.py`, `tests/gateway/test_telegram_auth_check.py`, `tests/gateway/test_unauthorized_dm_behavior.py`

## Fix status

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