# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Desktop async report output Markdown rendering fix

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug was identified where the desktop client displayed async cron/delegation job output as plain text rather than rendered Markdown. These members relate to identifying and addressing that rendering behavior.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 1 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #104976. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #104976 (and any competing PRs below) before filing. Confirm the merged change covers your symptom.

## Maintainer resolution verdict

- Internal-tracker verdict over this cluster's issue members: `resolved` · deciding PR(s): `pr-104976`. This is distinct from the fix status above. Weigh it yourself.

## How this cluster was grouped

- Link evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.
- Pairwise link density `0.67`: the share of member pairs that carry a link, counting a structural link in full and a relevance-only link at 0.36. `1.00` means every pair is linked.

## Closed / duplicate issues

- #101078: \[Bug\]: Desktop renders async cron/delegation JOB OUTPUT as plain text instead of Markdown

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#104976: fix(desktop): restored async reports retain formatted result bodies (#101078)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/use-session-actions/utils.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/components/assistant-ui/thread/system-message.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/lib/async-report.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/lib/chat-messages/hydration.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/lib/chat-messages/types.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/lib/chat-runtime.ts`, `evals/desktop_bug_campaign/async-report-README.md`, `evals/desktop_bug_campaign/async-report-live.mjs`, `evals/desktop_bug_campaign/async-report-probe.html`, `evals/desktop_bug_campaign/async-report-probe.tsx`, `evals/desktop_bug_campaign/async-report-producer.py`, `evals/desktop_bug_campaign/async-report-vite.mjs`, `website/docs/user-guide/desktop.md`
- **#101083: fix(desktop): render async completion output as Markdown**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `f6a4a5adde2ec9d7c039b934cbc411527276ab29`, `#104976`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #104976 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-07`.