From d028a94b83e4c696f0aee5ed0739574fa4516a59 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Teknium <127238744+teknium1@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2026 02:55:33 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] =?UTF-8?q?fix(whatsapp):=20skip=20reply=20prefix=20in=20b?=
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The WhatsApp bridge prepends '⚕ *Hermes Agent*\n────────────\n' to
every outgoing message. In self-chat mode this is necessary to
distinguish the bot's responses from the user's own messages. In bot
mode the messages already come from a different number, making the
prefix redundant and cluttered.

Now only prepends the prefix when WHATSAPP_MODE is 'self-chat' (the
default). Bot mode messages are sent clean.
---
 scripts/whatsapp-bridge/bridge.js | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/scripts/whatsapp-bridge/bridge.js b/scripts/whatsapp-bridge/bridge.js
index 46cc5c33..5f0cb729 100644
--- a/scripts/whatsapp-bridge/bridge.js
+++ b/scripts/whatsapp-bridge/bridge.js
@@ -55,6 +55,10 @@ const REPLY_PREFIX = process.env.WHATSAPP_REPLY_PREFIX === undefined
   : process.env.WHATSAPP_REPLY_PREFIX.replace(/\\n/g, '\n');
 
 function formatOutgoingMessage(message) {
+  // In bot mode, messages come from a different number so the prefix is
+  // redundant — the sender identity is already clear.  Only prepend in
+  // self-chat mode where bot and user share the same number.
+  if (WHATSAPP_MODE !== 'self-chat') return message;
   return REPLY_PREFIX ? `${REPLY_PREFIX}${message}` : message;
 }