# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Add authorize action to pre_gateway_dispatch hook

## Open now

- 1 issue, 2 PRs open on GitHub.
- #90934: \[Feature\]: pre_gateway_dispatch "authorize" action — let plugins override platform allowlist after identity resolution
- PR #90973: feat(gateway): let identity plugins authorize resolved users
- PR #90977: feat(gateway): add authorize action to pre_gateway_dispatch

These items propose adding an \`authorize\` action to the \`pre_gateway_dispatch\` lifecycle, allowing identity plugins to make authorization decisions about looked-up users after identity resolution. The goal is to let plugins override or extend the platform's allowlist checks.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 2 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.67`: 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.

## Open related issues

- #90934: \[Feature\]: pre_gateway_dispatch "authorize" action — let plugins override platform allowlist after identity resolution

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#90973: feat(gateway): let identity plugins authorize resolved users**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `#90977`, `#90934`
  - files: `gateway/run.py`, `hermes_cli/plugins.py`, `tests/gateway/test_pre_gateway_dispatch.py`, `website/docs/user-guide/features/hooks.md`, `website/i18n/zh-Hans/docusaurus-plugin-content-docs/current/user-guide/features/hooks.md`
- **#90977: feat(gateway): add authorize action to pre_gateway_dispatch**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `#90973`, `#90934`
  - files: `gateway/run_inbound.py`, `tests/gateway/test_bot_loop_guard.py`, `tests/gateway/test_pre_gateway_dispatch.py`, `website/docs/user-guide/features/hooks.md`, `website/i18n/zh-Hans/docusaurus-plugin-content-docs/current/user-guide/features/hooks.md`

## Fix status

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