# NousResearch/hermes-agent · WhatsApp logged-out bridge respawn loop fix

## Open now

- 1 issue, 3 PRs open on GitHub.
- #80088: fix(whatsapp): logged_out/401 bridge exit classified retryable — re-pair-less loop
- PR #100790: fix(whatsapp): classify bridge logged_out exit as non-retryable fatal
- PR #118511: fix(whatsapp): stop respawning the bridge for a logged-out session
- PR #132503: fix(whatsapp): stop reconnecting after the session was logged out

These items address a bug where a WhatsApp bridge session ending due to logout or a 401 error was incorrectly treated as retryable, causing the bridge to respawn indefinitely. The fix reclassifies this exit condition as a non-retryable fatal state to stop the loop.

## TL;DR

- 4 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 3 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.50`: 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.

## Open related issues

- #80088: fix(whatsapp): logged_out/401 bridge exit classified retryable — re-pair-less loop

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#100790: fix(whatsapp): classify bridge logged_out exit as non-retryable fatal**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `#80088`
  - files: `plugins/platforms/whatsapp/adapter.py`, `scripts/whatsapp-bridge/bridge.js`, `tests/gateway/test_whatsapp_connect.py`
- **#118511: fix(whatsapp): stop respawning the bridge for a logged-out session**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`; refs `830ef903cea14168a7b8be9960a220d5312256c5`, `7b3c7aef31da73aabab0aa7fd15fdfe7c838834e`, `#80089`
  - files: `plugins/platforms/whatsapp/adapter.py`, `scripts/whatsapp-bridge/bridge.exitreason.test.mjs`, `scripts/whatsapp-bridge/bridge.js`, `scripts/whatsapp-bridge/bridge_helpers.js`, `tests/gateway/test_whatsapp_bridge_exit.py`
- **#132503: fix(whatsapp): stop reconnecting after the session was logged out**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`
  - files: `plugins/platforms/whatsapp/adapter.py`, `scripts/whatsapp-bridge/bridge.js`, `tests/gateway/test_whatsapp_connect.py`

## Fix status

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