# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Offload inbound media cache writes from event loop

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items address a performance concern in the gateway by moving inbound media cache write operations off the event loop, likely using background or async workers. One entry appears to salvage a prior related effort.

## 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 #101605. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #101605 (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: `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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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.

## Closed / duplicate issues

- #93936: perf(gateway): keep inbound media cache writes off the event loop

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#101605: perf(gateway): offload inbound media cache writes across adapters (salvage #93967)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `gateway/platforms/base.py`, `gateway/platforms/bluebubbles.py`, `gateway/platforms/qqbot/adapter.py`, `gateway/platforms/signal.py`, `gateway/platforms/weixin.py`, `gateway/platforms/yuanbao.py`, `plugins/platforms/buzz/adapter.py`, `plugins/platforms/discord/adapter.py`, `plugins/platforms/feishu/adapter.py`, `plugins/platforms/google_chat/adapter.py`, `plugins/platforms/line/adapter.py`, `plugins/platforms/matrix/adapter.py`, `plugins/platforms/mattermost/adapter.py`, `plugins/platforms/photon/adapter.py`, `plugins/platforms/slack/adapter.py`, `plugins/platforms/teams/adapter.py`, `plugins/platforms/telegram/adapter.py`, `plugins/platforms/wecom/adapter.py`, `tests/gateway/test_async_media_cache.py`, `tests/gateway/test_bluebubbles.py` (+9 more)
- **#93967: perf(gateway): keep inbound media cache writes off the event loop**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `1cb3ab6173`, `5f24f291c2`, `#101605`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #101605 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-02`.