Messages

Messages brings Telegram and WhatsApp into Matrix OS through a private Matrix backbone on the user's VPS. Conversations appear in the Messages app, and Hermes starts with no access to any room until the owner grants it.

What You Can Connect

The first bridge slice focuses on:

• Telegram accounts
• WhatsApp accounts
• Text conversations
• Room-level AI read, reply, mention-only, and automation controls
• Pending AI drafts that can be approved or cancelled

Edits, deletes, reactions, receipts, typing indicators, stickers, voice notes, and full historical imports are deferred.

Privacy Model

Messages is default-deny. Connecting an account does not let Hermes read or reply to every chat. Each room has its own access settings:

• Read access lets Hermes receive new room events.
• Reply access lets Hermes send only after a final permission check.
• Mention-only mode limits delivery to messages that explicitly address Matrix OS.
• Automation access lets rules run only for that room.

Revoking access cancels queued work and prevents new delivery. Draft replies that still need approval remain visible in Messages until approved or cancelled.

Recovery

Messaging state is part of the owner-controlled VPS backup lifecycle. Telegram and Matrix mappings restore with the backup. WhatsApp may require relinking after a stale restore or when the paired-device session is rejected.