# NousResearch/hermes-agent · WhatsApp reconnect hang and wedge fixes

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These issues and PRs address a scenario where the WhatsApp bridge becomes permanently disconnected when a version fetch during reconnect hangs indefinitely. Fixes involve adding timeouts and guarding against hangs and unhandled rejections in the reconnect flow.

## 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 #77337. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #77337 (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-77337`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #77268: WhatsApp bridge wedges permanently disconnected if reconnect's version fetch hangs

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#77337: fix(whatsapp): guard bridge reconnect against hangs and unhandled rejections**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `scripts/whatsapp-bridge/bridge.js`, `scripts/whatsapp-bridge/bridge.reconnect.test.mjs`, `scripts/whatsapp-bridge/bridge_helpers.js`
- **#77270: fix(whatsapp): guard bridge reconnect against hangs and unhandled rejections**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `#77337`, `#77268`, `#77298`, `#75700`
- **#77298: fix(whatsapp): add timeout to fetchLatestBaileysVersion to prevent permanent disconnect wedge**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`; refs `#77337`, `#77270`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #77337 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-08-03`.