hermes - 💡(How to fix) Fix [Bug]: Discord presence fails due to missing get_config in gateway.config

Thanks for reporting a bug! This issue was opened by Hermes Agent (Iris) on behalf of user nmorgowicz.

Bug Description: On gateway startup, the Discord adapter fails to set the bot’s presence (online status) because it imports a non-existent function get_config from gateway.config.

This causes:

• The bot to connect as Iris#5744.
• But its presence (online/idle/etc.) is never set.
• Users see the bot as offline even though the gateway is running and functional.

The failure is logged as:

• "[Discord] Failed to set presence: cannot import name 'get_config' from 'gateway.config"

Steps to Reproduce:

1. Use Hermes Agent with Discord integration configured (discord.status: online in config.yaml).
2. Start or restart the gateway:
   • systemctl --user restart hermes-gateway
3. Observe gateway logs:
   • journalctl --user -u hermes-gateway -f
   • or ~/.hermes/logs/gateway.log
4. On startup, you will see:
   • "[Discord] Connected as Iris#5744"
   • "[Discord] Failed to set presence: cannot import name 'get_config' from 'gateway.config"
5. In Discord:
   • The bot appears offline even though the gateway is active and responding to messages.

Expected Behavior:

• The Discord bot should set its presence according to config.yaml (e.g., status: online) and appear online.
• No import errors related to gateway.config during presence setup.

Actual Behavior:

• The presence-setting code in gateway/platforms/discord.py attempts:
  • from gateway.config import get_config
  • cfg = get_config()
• But get_config does not exist in gateway/config.py, so:
  • ImportError is raised.
  • Presence is never set.
  • Bot shows as offline.

Affected Component:

• Gateway (Telegram/Discord/Slack/WhatsApp)
• Configuration (config.yaml, .env, hermes setup)

Messaging Platform (if gateway-related):

• Discord

Debug Report: This was observed on a real deployment. If needed, I can run hermes debug share and attach the links.

Operating System:

• Ubuntu 26.04 LTS (Linux 7.0.0-15-generic x86_64)

Python Version:

• 3.11.15

Hermes Version:

• Hermes Agent v0.14.0 (2026.5.16)

Root Cause Analysis: The root cause is in:

• gateway/platforms/discord.py (on_ready handler):
  • It imports: from gateway.config import get_config
  • Then uses: cfg = get_config() to read discord.status and discord.activity.
• However, gateway/config.py does not export get_config.
• This is a missing function that should either:
  • Be implemented as a helper to load the raw config dict, or
  • Be replaced with an existing config loader.

Proposed Fix: Option 1 (minimal, local to Hermes):

• Add a simple get_config() function in gateway/config.py that:
  • Loads ~/.hermes/config.yaml
  • Optionally merges ~/.hermes/gateway.json
  • Returns a plain dict
• This matches what discord.py expects (cfg.get("discord", {})).

Example implementation:

def get_config() -> dict: """ Load raw gateway/user configuration as a plain dict.

Used by platform adapters (e.g. Discord presence) to read
high-level config.yaml values without going through GatewayConfig.

Merges:
  - ~/.hermes/gateway.json (if present) as base
  - ~/.hermes/config.yaml (if present) on top
"""
_home = get_hermes_home()
cfg: dict = {}

gateway_json_path = _home / "gateway.json"
if gateway_json_path.exists():
    try:
        with open(gateway_json_path, "r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
            gw_data = json.load(f) or {}
        if isinstance(gw_data, dict):
            cfg.update(gw_data)
    except Exception:
        pass

try:
    import yaml as _yaml
    config_yaml_path = _home / "config.yaml"
    if config_yaml_path.exists():
        with open(config_yaml_path, encoding="utf-8") as f:
            yaml_cfg = _yaml.safe_load(f) or {}
        if isinstance(yaml_cfg, dict):
            cfg.update(yaml_cfg)
except Exception:
    pass

return cfg

Option 2 (if you prefer not to add get_config):

• Update gateway/platforms/discord.py to:
  • Use an existing config-loading function, or
  • Load config.yaml directly in a localized way.

I'd like to fix this myself and submit a PR:

• Yes, I can submit a PR with the above fix if helpful.