# witcheer's Wingtips #106: Telegram messages sent while your agent was off

Written by [witcheer](https://x.com/witcheer) at Nous Research. Republished with credit.

Canonical: https://hermeswatcher.com/wingtips/106  
Published: 2026-10-19  
[Original](https://notwitcheer.github.io/hermes-recipes/wingtips/106-telegram-cold-boot/) · [On X](https://x.com/witcheer/status/2112083830148649392) · [Full collection](https://notwitcheer.github.io/hermes-recipes/) · [Official docs](https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/user-guide/messaging/telegram#cold-boot-pending-queue-optional)

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Sources: [Hermes docs: Telegram](https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/user-guide/messaging/telegram#cold-boot-pending-queue-optional)


by default, when your Hermes Agent's gateway starts, it skips the Telegram messages that arrived while it was off.

if your agent runs on a computer that sleeps or shuts down at night, set this once:

`hermes config set platforms.telegram.extra.drop_pending_on_cold_boot false`

on the next start, those messages come in, in order.

docs: [https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/user-guide/messaging/telegram#cold-boot-pending-queue-optional](https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/user-guide/messaging/telegram#cold-boot-pending-queue-optional)