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From: Teknium <127238744+teknium1@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2026 11:05:20 -0700
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* fix: use SKILLS_DIR not repo path for Telegram menu skill filter

Skills are synced to ~/.hermes/skills/ (SKILLS_DIR), not the repo's
skills/ directory. The previous filter compared against the repo path
so no skills matched. Now checks SKILLS_DIR and excludes .hub/
subdirectory (user-installed hub skills).

* fix: cap Telegram menu at 50 commands — API rejects above ~60

Telegram's setMyCommands returns BOT_COMMANDS_TOO_MUCH when
registering close to 100 commands despite docs claiming 100 is the
limit. Metadata overhead causes rejection above ~60. Cap at 50 for
reliability — remaining commands accessible via /commands.
---
 gateway/platforms/telegram.py | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/gateway/platforms/telegram.py b/gateway/platforms/telegram.py
index 91223d7b7..ac3efd92f 100644
--- a/gateway/platforms/telegram.py
+++ b/gateway/platforms/telegram.py
@@ -623,7 +623,9 @@ class TelegramAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
             try:
                 from telegram import BotCommand
                 from hermes_cli.commands import telegram_menu_commands
-                menu_commands, hidden_count = telegram_menu_commands(max_commands=100)
+                # Telegram docs say 100, but setMyCommands returns
+                # BOT_COMMANDS_TOO_MUCH above ~60 due to metadata overhead.
+                menu_commands, hidden_count = telegram_menu_commands(max_commands=50)
                 await self._bot.set_my_commands([
                     BotCommand(name, desc) for name, desc in menu_commands
                 ])