feat: add discord.reactions config option to disable message reactions

gateway/config.py

@@ -543,6 +543,8 @@ def load_gateway_config() -> GatewayConfig:
                     os.environ["DISCORD_FREE_RESPONSE_CHANNELS"] = str(frc)
                 if "auto_thread" in discord_cfg and not os.getenv("DISCORD_AUTO_THREAD"):
                     os.environ["DISCORD_AUTO_THREAD"] = str(discord_cfg["auto_thread"]).lower()
+                if "reactions" in discord_cfg and not os.getenv("DISCORD_REACTIONS"):
+                    os.environ["DISCORD_REACTIONS"] = str(discord_cfg["reactions"]).lower()
 
             # Telegram settings → env vars (env vars take precedence)
             telegram_cfg = yaml_cfg.get("telegram", {})

gateway/platforms/discord.py

@@ -683,14 +683,22 @@ async def _remove_reaction(self, message: Any, emoji: str) -> bool:
             logger.debug("[%s] remove_reaction failed (%s): %s", self.name, emoji, e)
             return False
 
+    def _reactions_enabled(self) -> bool:
+        """Check if message reactions are enabled via config/env."""
+        return os.getenv("DISCORD_REACTIONS", "true").lower() not in ("false", "0", "no")
+
     async def on_processing_start(self, event: MessageEvent) -> None:
         """Add an in-progress reaction for normal Discord message events."""
+        if not self._reactions_enabled():
+            return
         message = event.raw_message
         if hasattr(message, "add_reaction"):
             await self._add_reaction(message, "👀")
 
     async def on_processing_complete(self, event: MessageEvent, success: bool) -> None:
         """Swap the in-progress reaction for a final success/failure reaction."""
+        if not self._reactions_enabled():
+            return
         message = event.raw_message
         if hasattr(message, "add_reaction"):
             await self._remove_reaction(message, "👀")

hermes_cli/config.py

@@ -392,6 +392,7 @@ def ensure_hermes_home():
         "require_mention": True,       # Require @mention to respond in server channels
         "free_response_channels": "",  # Comma-separated channel IDs where bot responds without mention
         "auto_thread": True,           # Auto-create threads on @mention in channels (like Slack)
+        "reactions": True,             # Add 👀/✅/❌ reactions to messages during processing
     },
 
     # WhatsApp platform settings (gateway mode)

tests/gateway/test_discord_reactions.py

@@ -168,3 +168,67 @@ async def hold_typing(_chat_id, interval=2.0, metadata=None):
     await adapter._process_message_background(event, build_session_key(event.source))
 
     adapter.send.assert_awaited_once()
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_reactions_disabled_via_env(adapter, monkeypatch):
+    """When DISCORD_REACTIONS=false, no reactions should be added."""
+    monkeypatch.setenv("DISCORD_REACTIONS", "false")
+
+    raw_message = SimpleNamespace(
+        add_reaction=AsyncMock(),
+        remove_reaction=AsyncMock(),
+    )
+
+    async def handler(_event):
+        await asyncio.sleep(0)
+        return "ack"
+
+    async def hold_typing(_chat_id, interval=2.0, metadata=None):
+        await asyncio.Event().wait()
+
+    adapter.set_message_handler(handler)
+    adapter.send = AsyncMock(return_value=SendResult(success=True, message_id="999"))
+    adapter._keep_typing = hold_typing
+
+    event = _make_event("4", raw_message)
+    await adapter._process_message_background(event, build_session_key(event.source))
+
+    raw_message.add_reaction.assert_not_awaited()
+    raw_message.remove_reaction.assert_not_awaited()
+    # Response should still be sent
+    adapter.send.assert_awaited_once()
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_reactions_disabled_via_env_zero(adapter, monkeypatch):
+    """DISCORD_REACTIONS=0 should also disable reactions."""
+    monkeypatch.setenv("DISCORD_REACTIONS", "0")
+
+    raw_message = SimpleNamespace(
+        add_reaction=AsyncMock(),
+        remove_reaction=AsyncMock(),
+    )
+
+    event = _make_event("5", raw_message)
+    await adapter.on_processing_start(event)
+    await adapter.on_processing_complete(event, success=True)
+
+    raw_message.add_reaction.assert_not_awaited()
+    raw_message.remove_reaction.assert_not_awaited()
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_reactions_enabled_by_default(adapter, monkeypatch):
+    """When DISCORD_REACTIONS is unset, reactions should still work (default: true)."""
+    monkeypatch.delenv("DISCORD_REACTIONS", raising=False)
+
+    raw_message = SimpleNamespace(
+        add_reaction=AsyncMock(),
+        remove_reaction=AsyncMock(),
+    )
+
+    event = _make_event("6", raw_message)
+    await adapter.on_processing_start(event)
+
+    raw_message.add_reaction.assert_awaited_once_with("👀")