# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Telegram gateway fatal disconnect recovery bug

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug where the Telegram gateway becomes permanently unresponsive after a network outage due to the reconnect watcher failing to fire when a fatal handler wedges. Includes the associated fix.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 1 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #81036. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #81036 (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-81036`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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.

## Closed / duplicate issues

- #80598: \[Bug\]: Telegram gateway goes permanently deaf after network outage — reconnect watcher never fires (fatal handler wedges)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#81036: fix(gateway): recover Telegram after fatal disconnect wedge (#80598)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `gateway/run.py`, `plugins/platforms/telegram/adapter.py`, `tests/gateway/test_runner_fatal_adapter.py`, `tests/gateway/test_telegram_network_reconnect.py`
- **#80700: fix(gateway): recover Telegram after fatal disconnect wedge (#80598)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `#81036`, `#80598`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #81036 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-08-07`.