# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Slack channel-list config JSON-array string parsing fix

## Open now

- 1 issue, 2 PRs open on GitHub.
- #73831: slack: channel-list config given as a JSON-array string silently gates the bot off every channel
- PR #73835: fix(slack): tolerate JSON-array strings in channel-list config keys
- PR #73846: fix(slack): parse JSON-array strings in channel-list config (#73831)

These members address a bug where channel-list configuration values provided as JSON-array strings are not parsed correctly, causing the Slack bot to silently block all channels. The work involves adding tolerance for this input format in the config parsing logic.

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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #73831: slack: channel-list config given as a JSON-array string silently gates the bot off every channel

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#73835: fix(slack): tolerate JSON-array strings in channel-list config keys**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `partial_fix`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `81bebc74d206`, `#73831`, `#73835`, `#73846`, `#374151`
  - files: `plugins/platforms/slack/adapter.py`, `tests/gateway/test_slack_channel_list_coercion.py`
- **#73846: fix(slack): parse JSON-array strings in channel-list config (#73831)**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `partial_fix`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `dfe68aaca593`, `#73831`, `#73835`, `#73846`, `#374151`
  - files: `plugins/platforms/slack/adapter.py`

## Fix status

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