# NousResearch/hermes-agent · M2A audio attachment classification fix

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These members address a bug where M2A audio attachments were incorrectly classified as generic documents rather than audio. The work involves recognizing M2A files properly, likely using magic-byte detection for inbound audio classification.

## 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 #73507. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #73507 (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-73507`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #70735: M2A attachments are classified as generic documents

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#73507: fix(gateway): central magic-byte container detection for all inbound audio**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `contributors/emails/[redacted:email]`, `contributors/emails/[redacted:email]`, `gateway/platforms/base.py`, `gateway/platforms/signal.py`, `plugins/platforms/telegram/adapter.py`, `tests/gateway/test_document_cache.py`, `tests/gateway/test_extract_local_files.py`, `tests/gateway/test_platform_base.py`, `tests/gateway/test_signal.py`, `tests/gateway/test_telegram_documents.py`, `tests/tools/test_audio_container.py`, `tests/tools/test_send_message_tool.py`, `tests/tools/test_transcription_tools.py`, `tools/audio_container.py`, `tools/send_message_tool.py`, `tools/transcription_tools.py`, `tools/tts_tool.py`
- **#70736: fix(media): recognize m2a audio attachments**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `156edc5ded`, `103ec8437a`, `#73507`
- **#71390: fix(gateway): classify M2A attachments as audio**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `#70736`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #73507 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-07-28`.
- Subsystem: `gateway`