fix(gateway): prioritize Telegram command menu

tests/hermes_cli/test_commands.py

@@ -951,6 +951,30 @@ class TestTelegramMenuCommands:
                 f"Command '{name}' is {len(name)} chars (limit {_TG_NAME_LIMIT})"
             )
 
+    def test_operational_builtins_survive_thirty_command_cap(self, tmp_path, monkeypatch):
+        (tmp_path / "config.yaml").write_text(
+            "display:\n  tool_progress_command: true\n"
+        )
+        monkeypatch.setenv("HERMES_HOME", str(tmp_path))
+
+        menu, hidden = telegram_menu_commands(max_commands=30)
+        names = [name for name, _desc in menu]
+
+        assert len(names) == 30
+        assert hidden > 0
+        for name in (
+            "debug",
+            "restart",
+            "update",
+            "verbose",
+            "commands",
+            "help",
+            "new",
+            "stop",
+            "status",
+        ):
+            assert name in names
+
     def test_includes_plugin_commands_via_lazy_discovery(self, tmp_path, monkeypatch):
         """Telegram menu generation should discover plugin slash commands on first access."""
         from unittest.mock import patch