# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Discord voice replies losing message reference data

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items address a bug where Discord voice replies do not preserve their message reference, breaking reply threading. The work involves identifying the issue and applying a fix to retain the message reference field.

## 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 #73517. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #73517 (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: `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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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.

## Closed / duplicate issues

- #68728: \[Bug\]: Discord voice replies drop their message reference

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#73517: fix(discord): voice correctness — callback wiring, warm-up clip fix, threading, drain, configurable timeouts**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `contributors/emails/LauraGPT@users.noreply.github.com`, `contributors/emails/[redacted:email]`, `contributors/emails/[redacted:email]`, `gateway/run.py`, `hermes_cli/config.py`, `plugins/platforms/discord/adapter.py`, `plugins/platforms/discord/ffmpeg_utils.py`, `plugins/platforms/discord/voice_mixer.py`, `tests/gateway/conftest.py`, `tests/gateway/test_discord_send.py`, `tests/gateway/test_discord_voice_mixer.py`, `tests/gateway/test_platform_reconnect.py`, `tests/gateway/test_stt_config.py`, `tests/gateway/test_voice_command.py`, `website/docs/user-guide/messaging/discord.md`
- **#68733: fix(discord): preserve voice reply threading**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `b8c38a451a`, `#73517`
- **#68778: fix(discord): preserve message_reference on voice replies (#68728)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `#68728`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #73517 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-07-28`.
- Subsystem: `gateway`