# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Gateway split-delivery swallowing final Telegram replies

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These issues and PRs concern a bug where payload-less split delivery incorrectly marks final content as delivered, causing complete replies to be silently dropped in Telegram group and forum sessions.

## 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 #79669. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #79669 (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-79669`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #78541: Suppressing normal final send swallows complete replies on Telegram group/forum sessions (payload-less split-delivery flags final_content_delivered)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#79669: fix(gateway): finish the split-delivery bug class behind the swallowed-finals fix (salvages #78558)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `gateway/run.py`, `gateway/stream_consumer.py`, `tests/gateway/test_stale_finalize_suppression.py`
- **#78556: fix(gateway): do not suppress final send on payload-less split delivery**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `#78541`, `#79669`
- **#78558: fix(gateway): stop payload-less split delivery from swallowing Telegram finals**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `c46027b04`, `a2ca5c2a7`, `#79669`, `#45517`, `#36965`, `#25349`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #79669 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-08-05`.