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WhatsApp npm install error classification fix

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Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #85176 on 13 Aug 2026. Check it covers your case.

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These items address a bug where npm install failures during WhatsApp connection triggered silent, unclassified retry loops. The fix reclassifies such failures as non-retryable fatal errors.

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  • #85049 fix(gateway): classify terminal adapter connect failures + escalate long-lived retry loops (OOF-156)

    merged to main

    files: gateway/run.py, gateway/status.py, hermes_cli/config_defaults.py, plugins/platforms/discord/adapter.py, plugins/platforms/email/adapter.py, plugins/platforms/photon/adapter.py, plugins/platforms/telegram/adapter.py, tests/gateway/test_adapter_connect_classification.py, website/docs/user-guide/configuration.md

  • #85176 fix(whatsapp): classify npm install failures as non-retryable fatal errors

    merged to main

    files: plugins/platforms/whatsapp/adapter.py, tests/gateway/test_whatsapp_connect.py

1 PR closed without merging

From the close comments: merged via another change 1

  • #80611 fix(whatsapp): classify npm install failures as non-retryable fatal errors (#80095) · merged via another change → #85176, #85049, #80095
Closed issues · 1
  • Closed#80095fix(whatsapp): npm install auto-runs in connect() — unclassified, silent retry loop
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#85049, #85176
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1 PR closed without merging
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13 Aug 2026

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