# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Missing CONTACT filter for Telegram shared contacts

## Open now

- 1 issue, 2 PRs open on GitHub.
- #98598: Telegram shared contacts are dropped silently — no \`filters.CONTACT\` handler exists
- PR #98613: fix(telegram): add CONTACT filter handler to avoid dropping contact cards
- PR #98685: fix(telegram): add filters.CONTACT handler for shared contact cards

A gap exists where Telegram shared contact cards are silently dropped because no \`filters.CONTACT\` handler is implemented. The members describe this problem and proposed fixes to add the missing filter.

## 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #98598: Telegram shared contacts are dropped silently — no \`filters.CONTACT\` handler exists

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#98613: fix(telegram): add CONTACT filter handler to avoid dropping contact cards**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `#141317`
  - files: `plugins/platforms/telegram/adapter.py`
- **#98685: fix(telegram): add filters.CONTACT handler for shared contact cards**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`; refs `#98613`, `#98598`
  - files: `.github/workflows/ci.yaml`, `agent/model_metadata.py`, `gateway/platforms/base.py`, `plugins/platforms/telegram/adapter.py`

## Fix status

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